5907690736989

Chopin: Sonata In B Flat Minor, Piano Concerto No. 2

Michel Block

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: NIFCCD629

Release Date:  16 February 2018

Label:  NIFCCD

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  5907690736989

Genres:  Classical  Orchestral  

  • Description

    A double album from pianist Michel Block comprised of Chopin Competition recordings from 1960.



    Following his appearance in the 6th Chopin Competition in which he reached the final, Michel Block embarked on an international career, consolidated in 1962 with first prize in the then prestigious (now defunct) Leventritt Competition for pianists and violinists held in New York. The Belgian virtuoso gained a lofty position thanks to his recitals in prestigious music centres and performances with famous philharmonic orchestras, including from Amsterdam, Berlin, Chicago and New York, during which Block worked with such conductors as Carl Maria Giulini, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Muti and Georg Solti.



    Michel Block, now numbered among the most outstanding pianists of the second half of the twentieth century, owed his reputation also to his numerous recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, EMI (and its 'offshoot' Pathé Marconi), Pro Piano Records and Guild.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53
      • 2. Waltz in A flat major, Op. 34 No. 1
      • 3. Etude in E minor, Op. 25 No. 5
      • 4. Etude in F major, Op. 25 No. 3
      • 5. Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 10 No. 4
      • 6. Etude in B minor, Op. 25 No. 10
      • 7. Prelude in A minor, Op. 28 No. 2
      • 8. Prelude in F sharp minor, Op. 28 No. 8
      • 9. Prelude in D minor, Op. 28 No. 24
      • 10. Sonata in B flat minor, Op. 35 Grave. Doppio movimento
      • 11. Sonata in B flat minor, Op. 35 Scherzo
      • 12. Sonata in B flat minor, Op. 35 Marche funebre. Lento
      • 13. Sonata in B flat minor, Op. 35 Finale. Presto

      Disc 2

      • 1. Nocturne in A flat major, Op. 55 No. 2
      • 2. Mazurka in C minor, Op. 56 no. 3
      • 3. Mazurka in A flat major, Op. 59 No. 2
      • 4. Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 30 no. 4
      • 5. Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 21 Maestoso
      • 6. Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 21 Larghetto
      • 7. Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 21 Allegro vivace