Louis Lortie - Louis Lortie plays Chopin, Vol. 6 - Variations, Mazurkas, Polonaises, Fantaisie [CD]

Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.All items shipped within 3 working days of payment.For the sixth volume of his Chopin project, the Canad ian pianist and exclusive Chandos Artist Louis Lortie has built a programme that includes works from the earliest to the latest periods in the composerx92s life, all of which have connection with or focus on Chopinx92s Polish identity. The Hommage xe0 Mozart, Op. 2 is a brilliant set of variations on x91Lxe0 ci darem la manox92 from Don Giovanni. Chopin composed it originally for piano and orchestra, in 1827, when he was just seventeen, and later made this arrangement for solo piano (a common practise at the time). The two Polonaises, Op. 40 date from the late 1830s, and contain some of his most openly nationalistic writing. The first x96 nicknamed x91Militaryx92 x96 evokes sentiments of national identity and pride, whilst the second, more melancholy work portrays feelings evoked by Polandx92s vanished statehood. Lortie concludes the album with Chopinx92s Fantaisie, Op. 49, from 1841. This work exemplifies the brilliant improvisatory style of Chopinx92s writing for piano. These works are interspersed with four sets of Mazurkas, Opp. 6, 24, 41, and 67. Chopin almost single-handedly introduced the Mazurka to Paris when he arrived there in the late 1820s, and contin ued to compose them throughout his life, transforming the Polish dance form into some of his most dazzling and memorable compositions.Quatre Mazurkas, Op. 6 (1830-32)Quatre Mazurkas, Op. 24 (1833)Hommage xe0 Mozart, Op. 2 In B Flat Major (1827)Quatre Mazurkas, Op. 67 Post. (c, 1835, 1848-49, 1835, 1847))Deux Polonaises, Op. 40 (1838-39)Quatre Mazurkas, Op. 41 (1838-39)Fantaisie, Op. 49 in F Minor/A Flat Major

• Genre: Classical
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
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