Ran Dank – Vers Le Silence: William Bolcom – Frédéric Chopin (2021) At first glance, the musical worlds of Frédéric Chopin and William Bolcom would seem strange bedfellows. But on his solo…
Thomas Prat – Chopin: Piano Works (2021) Thomas Prat started playing the piano at the age of six but it was his discovery of Chopin’s works a…
Jan Lisiecki – Chopin: Complete Nocturnes (2021) For his latest Deutsche Grammophon album, Polish-Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki has chosen to return to the music of Frédéric Chopin,…
Ivo Pogorelich – Frederic Chopin Recital: Piano Sonata No. 2; Prelude; Scherzo; Nocturne; Etudes (1981) When Pogorelich did not make the finals of the 1980 Warsaw Competition (where they play exclusively Chopin), his response was…
Patrick Cohen – Frédéric Chopin: Les Mazurkas II (2000) Chopin’s mazurkas are perhaps the most elusive branch of his output. Their most obvious and dangerous challenges to performers lie…