Janne Mertanen - Chopin (2023)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 176 Mb | Total time: 57:52 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # 19658857172 | Recorded: 2022
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 176 Mb | Total time: 57:52 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # 19658857172 | Recorded: 2022
Pianist Janne Mertanen has been around since the turn of the century, recording thoughtful interpretations of Chopin and Scandinavian music on smaller labels, but when this Chopin collection appeared on Sony Classical in 2023, he had only recently been signed to the label. So perhaps he still qualifies as an up-and-comer. Mertanen put out an acclaimed pairing of the Chopin concertos several years ago, and on this release, he also sticks to larger forms with the Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, a pair Impromptus, the Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52, and the Barcarolle in F sharp minor, Op. 60. These are all later Chopin works, displaying the characteristic complexity of his music toward the end of his life.