Chopin Florian Krumpöck

• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Ballades:
• 1 Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 10:42
• 2 Chopin: Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38 07:42
• 3 Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47 07:44
• 4 Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52 12:07
• 5 Chopin: Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45 06:15
• Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35:
• 6 Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: I. Grave - Doppio movimento 05:40
• 7 Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: II. Scherzo. Presto, ma non troppo 08:11
• 8 Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: III. Marche funèbre. Lento 10:25
• 9 Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: IV. Finale. Presto 01:23
• Total Runtime 01:10:09

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Florian Krumpöck, the Austrian pianist, conductor and festival director, has chosen Frédéric Chopin's famous Piano Ballads Nos. 1-4 and his 2nd Piano Sonata for his first recording. And as a result, Krumpöck creates a very unique sound world that shows how strongly Chopin's melodies are influenced by Italian opera, especially bel canto. Nevertheless, the accompanying voices are never neglected: they comment on, counteract and support the "vocal lines". Two different grand pianos were deliberately used: a full, overtone-rich Bösendorfer Imperial for the Prélude and the Ballades, a clearer, more "modern" Bösendorfer 280 for the 2nd Piano Sonata.

Florian Krumpöck, piano

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