Trifonov, Pletnev, Babayan & Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Chopin Evocations (2017)

Star pianist & composer Daniil Trifonov burst onto the international music scene at the International Chopin Competition in 2010. He then went on to win the Grand Prize at the 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition performing Chopin's 1st Piano Concerto in the final round. Daniil Trifonov stands for virtuosity, musical poetry and evocative power. He is the world’s top young pianist today - and the music of Chopin is close to his heart. ‘Chopin Evocations’ is one of the most exciting recordings of 2017: two-and-a-half hours of music uniting Chopin's two beautiful piano concertos with Chopin solo works and pieces by Mompou, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Grieg and Barber paying homage to the genius Chopin who, in Trifonov's words, "revolutionized the expressive horizons of the piano."

TRACKLIST

Disc: 1
1. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor, Op.21 - I. Maestoso
2. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor, Op.21 - II. Larghetto
3. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor, Op.21 - III. Allegro vivace
4. Chopin: Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano", Op.2 (piano solo version) - I. Introduction. Largo
5. Chopin: Variations on "La ci darem la mano" - II. Thema. Allegretto
6. Chopin: Variations on "La ci darem la mano" - III. Variation 1. Brillante
7. Chopin: Variations on "La ci darem la mano" - IV. Variation 2. Veloce, ma accuratamente
8. Chopin: Variations on "La ci darem la mano" - V. Variation 3. Sempre sostenuto
9. Chopin: Variations on "La ci darem la mano" - VI. Variation 4. Con bravura
10. Chopin: Variations on "La ci darem la mano" - VII. Variation 5. Adagio
11. Chopin: Variations on "La ci darem la mano" - VIII. Coda. Alla Polacca
12. Schumann: Carnaval op.9 - No.12 Chopin. Agitato
13. Grieg: Etude "Hommage a Chopin" op.73 no. 5
14. Barber: Nocturne op.33
15. Tchaikovsky: Un poco di Chopin op. 72 no.15

Disc: 2
1. Chopin: Rondo for Two Pianos in C major op. posth. 73
2. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor op. 11 - I. Allegro maestoso
3. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor op. 11 - II. Romance. Larghetto
4. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor op. 11 - III. Rondo. Vivace
5. Mompou: Variations on a Theme by Chopin - Theme
6. Mompou: Variations on a Theme by Chopin - Variation I
7. Mompou: Variations on a Theme by Chopin - Variation II
8. Mompou: Variations on a Theme by Chopin - Variation III
9. Mompou: Variations on a Theme by Chopin - Variation IV
10. Mompou: Variations on a Theme by Chopin - Variation V
11. Mompou: Variations on a Theme by Chopin - Variation VI
12. Mompou: Variations on a Theme by Chopin - Variation VII
13. Mompou: Variations on a Theme by Chopin - Variation VIII
14. Mompou: Variations on a Theme by Chopin - Variation IX
15. Mompou: Variations on a Theme by Chopin - Variation X
16. Mompou: Variations on a Theme by Chopin - Variation XI
17. Mompou: Variations on a Theme by Chopin - Variation XII
18. Chopin: Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor ("Fantaisie - Impromptu") op. 66