Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat Minor, op. 35 - Chopin
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Gaspard de la nuit - Ravel
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Piano sonata no. 6 in A major, op. 82 - Prokofiev
商品の説明
After the scandal following his elimination at the Chopin competition in Warsaw in 1980, the Chopin from 1981 and the Ravel and Prokofiev from 1982 are among Ivo Pogorelich's earliest and most controversial recordings for Deutsche Grammophon. As a performer, Pogorelich is intensely introspective and probing. Some may feel his rubato a tad excessive and tempo's precariously slow, though few have extracted as much inner detail from Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit or delivered a more powerfully shaped rendering of Chopin's 2nd Sonata (the concluding 4th movement is particularly astonishing!). DG's original-image bit-processed remastered sound also is remarkably good- certainly much better than when these we're first issued as two full-priced CD's.
Indeed, anything he touches gets a royal treatment. His interpretations are near sublime. He always comes with the highest recommendations the work the world over. Just starting out in classical you say? Start here , start from one of the top.
This recording, already superb when originally issued with the Ravel and Prokfiev, has been made near perfect by the addition of the Chopin sonata, and DG remastering.As for the programming, listen to the Prokofiev and then the Chopin, and decide who sounds more radical. The B-flat minor sonata is a Chopin warhorse given an exciting, wild treatment by the pianist. Very refreshing, and the fireworks continue with the Ravel. These may be the finest recorded versions of the 3 pieces that constitute 'Gaspard de la Nuit'. The Prokofiev sonata is exhilarating music, both brutal and poetic. Pogorelich is an extraordinary musician,and this is a landmark recording. You pay more because the disc is an import, but don't hesitate!