Chopin – Mazurka No. 21 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 4 Chopin – Sonata No. 2 Concert pianist, Warren Mailley-Smith, recently became the first British pianist to perform the complete works of Chopin ...

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CHOPIN: Sonata No. 2, Scherzo in B-flat minor, Ballade in A-flat major, et al. Jon Kimura Parker, pianist. Telarc CD-80147. If you’ve ever wondered why some veteran pianists take potshots at today’s ...

The Finale, one of the oddest movements Chopin penned, is a blur of notes in octaves between the two hands moving in lockstep. Grosvenor played it with surprising clarity, using the soft pedal and ...

It is unusual in Hong Kong to have the chance to hear exactly the same piece of music, played by two of the world’s greatest performers, within two weeks of each other. But at the end of September and ...

A sonata, rap beats, mournful ballads and kitschy melodies. Melancholy, dissatisfaction, and existential angst. Here we offer a playlist that captures the many moods of autumn. Frederic Chopin – ...

The Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey, invariably an inspired artist, here couples two of the greatest cello sonatas from the early Romantic period, both written in the 1840s. Much the stronger and more ...

The first recording of Chopin’s last sonata is now a century old. Peter J Rabinowitz dives into a selection from the hundreds of versions that have appeared since to see how they compare ‘Deficient … ...

These days, all young Korean pianists are more outstanding than me, so I’m the one who has to give my all.” Polish virtuoso ...

Controversy arose last month at the 19 th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw when American-Chinese ...

Celebrate the end of the week with an enchanting recital of Chopin’s piano masterpieces at the exclusive 1901 Arts Club—a venue that perfectly echoes the elegance of a bygone era. Step into the world ...