Ingrid Fliter began her association with Linn with an impressive pairing of the two Chopin piano concertos. This disc of solo Chopin, built around the 24 Preludes, isn’t quite on the same level, ...
8 February: CD of the Week is Jonathan Plowright's new release, Hommage à Chopin. This new release from British pianist Jonathan Plowright, in Chopin's bicentennial year, features music inspired by ...
This is an imaginative way of marking Chopin’s bicentenary without adding to the already amply stocked CD catalogue of his own works. Jonathan Plowright provides a fascinating conspectus of how Chopin ...
Chopin has remained one of the staples of Maurizio Pollini’s career both on record and in the concert hall for more than half a century. Since completing his recordings of most of the major works ...
Pianist Rafal Blechacz's victory at the 2005 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw (the first Polish performer to take the prize in 30 years) aroused plenty of interest in this young virtuoso.