Chopin - 4 Ballades, Barcarolle, Fantaisie, Berceuse - Alexei Lubimov (1992) {2015 Erato Japan WPCS-16124}
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© 1992, 2015 Erato / Parlophone / Warner Classics Japan | WPCS-16124
Classical / Romantic / Piano
Before Steinway grand pianos existed, two of the leading makes were Erard and Pleyel – both French. Chopin liked them for different reasons. Playing an Erard from 1837, the Russian-born pianist Alexei Lubimov finds more power than expected in the stormiest passages of the Ballades, but it’s in the mesmerising lull of the Berceuse that the instrument really comes into its own. Never has that left-hand accompaniment sounded quite so haunting, nor the right hand so silvery: these seem like the music’s authentic qualities, and there is no sense of struggle against a mechanical opponent.
That’s not entirely the case in the rest of this selection of masterpieces. Played strongly, the Erard’s tone quality begins to quail and one suspects that its touch is uneven. Perhaps that’s why Lubimov aims for luscious rather than tidy textures and takes a good deal of artistic licence with rhythm.
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Musicians
Alexei Lubimov - fortepiano
Recorded in Eglise Maria Minor, Utrecht (Pays-Bas) in May 1992
Tracklist:
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
01. Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23 (9:47)
02. Ballade No.2 in F major, Op.38 (7:28)
03. Ballade No.3 in A flat major, Op.47 (8:11)
04. Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op.52 (11:23)
05. Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op.60 (9:02)
06. Fantaisie in F minor, Op.49 (12:57)
07. Berceuse in D flat major, Op.57 (4:29)
Total playing time: 63:17
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Alexei Lubimov / Chopin: Ballades, Barcarolle, Fantaisie, Berceuse
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