{"product_id":"1376751","title":"Bruce (xiaoyu) Liu - Chopin: Ballade In F Major; Piano Concerto In E Min Op. 11 [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is a splendid tradition to the Chopin Piano competition chronicle; its latest manifestation is the Blue Series of recordings released by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute, in which, since 2010, they have been presenting portraits of the most interesting personalities \\u2013 not necessarily the laureates alone\\u2014from successive editions of the Chopin Competition and selected archive recordings. \\r\u003cbr\u003e \\r\u003cbr\u003eOctober 2021 in Warsaw was a time of outstanding pianism and the general consensus was that it was one of the best ever competitions, in which we had the good fortune to encounter an exceptionally large number of fantastically gifted virtuosos.\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eBruce Liu was declared the first prize winner of the 2021 competition and as is usual\\u2014indeed, inevitable\\u2014on such occasions, the results immediately became a hot topic of debate among followers of the Competition and between rival fans of\\r\u003cbr\u003edifferent pianists, but it is safe to say that this was one of the less controversial wins in recent editions: Liu had consistently shown himself to be worthy of the prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eHis prize gave Liu a place in pianistic history as the first Canadian\\r\u003cbr\u003eto win the Chopin Competition. From Glenn Gould onwards, Canada is a country that has produced many outstanding pianists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eThis present recording is a second, broader chronicle of Bruce Liu's\\r\u003cbr\u003eprogress throughout the Competition. Playing on a Fazioli, in the Ballade in F major, Op. 38 he opens with warmth and poise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eAlready looking like a potential winner as he went into the Final, Liu still had to prove himself in the Concerto in E minor, Op. 11, but in the event he had little difficulty standing out again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eHe gave a completely balanced performance of the work, establishing his authority right from the opening statement yet engaging with its poetic imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eIt was in every sense a winning performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChopin: Ballade In F Major, Op. 38\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRondo A La Mazur In F Major, Op. 5 (before 1826)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata In B Flat Minor, Op. 35\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiano Concerto In E Minor, Op. 11\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55128696652161,"sku":"1376751","price":13.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/41S_haSKlLL._SL1500.jpg?v=1766780431","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1376751","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}