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Chopin - The Works For Piano & Orchestra / Bruggen, Goerner, Kenner, Olejniczak

Chopin / Kenner / Goerner / Olejniczak
Release Date: 01/31/2012 
Label:  Glossa   Catalog #: 921114  
Composer:  Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Kevin Kenner,  Nelson Goerner,  Janusz Olejniczak
Conductor:  Frans Brüggen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra of the 18th Century
Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Stereo 
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On February 26, 2010 a historic concert took place in Warsaw, the birthplace of Fryderyk Chopin: during the course of that single evening all the works written by this composer for piano with orchestra were performed.

Playing an Érard piano dating from 1849, the pianists Nelson Goerner, Kevin Kenner and Janusz Olejniczak, alongside the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century and Frans Brüggen, each performed one of the six works which the young Chopin, still at that time in Warsaw, composed in order for them to be displayed before the demanding public of his own country. Completing the film of this event is a series of interviews with the soloists, and with Marc Destrubé, the orchestra’s leader.
Read more /> Total playing time: 2h 48m (2 DVDs)
Recorded at the Concert Hall of the Warsaw Philharmonic, Poland, on 26 February 2010

NTSC Colour
16:9
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
PCM Digital Stereo + DTS 5.1
Subtitles for the interviews: English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese
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Works on This Recording

1.
Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Kevin Kenner (Piano), Nelson Goerner (Piano), Janusz Olejniczak (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1830-1831; Vienna, Austria 
2.
Variations for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major on Mozart's "Lŕ ci darem", Op. 2 by Frédéric Chopin
Conductor:  Frans Brüggen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra of the 18th Century
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1827; Poland 
3.
Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in F major, Op. 14 "Krakowiak" by Frédéric Chopin
Conductor:  Frans Brüggen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra of the 18th Century
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1828; Poland 
4.
Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in A major on Polish Airs, Op. 13 by Frédéric Chopin
Conductor:  Frans Brüggen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra of the 18th Century
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1828; Poland 
5.
Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21 by Frédéric Chopin
Conductor:  Frans Brüggen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra of the 18th Century
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1829-1830; Poland 
6.
Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11 by Frédéric Chopin
Conductor:  Frans Brüggen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra of the 18th Century
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1830; Germany 

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Average Customer Review:  ( 1 Customer Review )
 One of the Best Concert DVDs August 1, 2012 By D. Stewart (Flagstaff, AZ) See All My Reviews "The highlight here is Nelson Goerner playing the 4 shorter pieces of Chopin for Piano and Orchestra Don't be afraid of the ERARD piano sound or the fact tha the orchestra is all period instruments. The sound is full and at times quite exciting. The performances as far as I can tell are excellent. Over 2 hours of piano and orchestra Chopin." Report Abuse
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