Chopin - Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 | Naxos - Historical 8111296

Chopin - Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2

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Label: Naxos - Historical

Cat No: 8111296

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 29th September 2008

Contents

Artists

Arthur Rubinstein (piano)
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

Alfred Wallenstein
William Steinberg

Works

Chopin, Frederic

Piano Concerto no.1 in E minor, op.11
Piano Concerto no.2 in F minor, op.21

Artists

Arthur Rubinstein (piano)
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

Alfred Wallenstein
William Steinberg

About

This release is the first in a series devoted to Arthur Rubinstein’s ‘middle period’ Chopin cycle, recorded from the mid-1940s through the mid-1950s.

Long admired by Rubinstein aficionados, these interpretations (the pianist’s second of both works) have been said to combine the fire and youthful exuberance of his 1930s recordings with the greater maturity and structural coherence that characterize his final stereo tapings.

The 1946 Carnegie Hall recording of Concerto No.2 boasts excellent sound quality due to the use of lacquer discs later transferred to tape for LP release.

Rubinstein is one of the most elegant of all Chopin pianists. He has a sense of stylistic ease and distinction that is almost patrician.” - MusicWeb International

Contents:
Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Alfred Wallenstein
Recorded 12th December, 1953, at Republic Pictures Studios, Hollywood

Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21
NBC Symphony Orchestra / William Steinberg
Recorded 25th March, 1946, in Carnegie Hall, New York City

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