Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy

Ballades-Impromptus-Preludes

Interpretation: Schmitt-Leonardy, Wolfram

• Audio CD

Produktbeschreibung

When Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy's recording of the Preludes was first released in 2011, critics reached for the superlatives: 'In his recording of Chopin's 24 Preludes, Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy achieves a fusion of impassioned ardor and classical textual rigor... the best of Schmitt-Leonardy's Chopin adds up to a stimulating and compelling listening journey well worth traveling, even if you've heard these works hundreds of times.'(Jed Distler, Classics Today). Now the Preludes have been recoupled with new recordings of the Ballades and Impromptus, made in January 2015 and also made available within the latest version of Brilliant Classics' Chopin Edition (94660). With their more intricate structures and longer-form narratives, these works also respond to the sureness of touch and steady pulse that make Schmitt-Leonardy particularly acclaimed for his Brahms. Hebuilds the Ballades patiently and with awareness of the extrovert spirit identified by one of Chopin's contemporaries as 'animated by the strangeness of the Romantic world, sung in a melancholy tone, in a serious style, simple and natural in its expressions.' This latest release from one of the finest German pianists of his generation is sure to receive wide critical attention, not only in his home country but internationally. Schmitt-Leonardy (b.1967) can boast among his teachers and mentors such luminaries of the piano world as Ciccolini, Ponti and Weissenberg. Critics such as Peter Cossé, Ingo Harden, Knut Franke, Jeremy Siepmann, Gregor Willmes, Ates Orga and others have praised his interpretations as 'astonishing, exquisite, electrifying, dazzling brilliant, as well as grippingly independent'. He is 'a virtuoso to the Russian manner born, but with a Classicist's sense of proportion, a multi-hued tonal palette which abjures only the ugly, and a propulsive rhythmic vocabulary which keeps you listening every note of the way.' This 2CD set contains the complete 4 Ballades, Impromptus and the Preludes Op. 28. The names of these genres were not invented by Chopin, but he gave them a wholly new, original and personal meaning and content. The Ballades are full bodied works in a free narrative form, building up the tension and drama from the contemplative lyrical beginnings to the highly passionate conclusions. The Impromptus are in free A-B-A form, and are a fusion of the Nocturne and Ballade style. The Preludes Op. 28 are the romantic answer to Bach's Preludes, each short piece a gem of refined and distilled emotions. Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy is one of the finest German pianists of his generation. The recording of the Preludes received a 9/9 on Classicstoday, Jed Distler wrote: "he achieves a fusion of impassioned ardor and classical textual rigor... the best of Schmitt-Leonardy's Chopin adds up to a stimulating and compelling listening journey well worth traveling, even if you've heard these works hundreds of times". "astonishing, exquisite, electrifying, dazzling brilliant, as well as grippingly independent" (Ates Orga).

Produktdetails

• Anzahl: 2 Audio CDs
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2015
• Hersteller: Brilliant Classics / Edel Music & Entertainment CD / DVD,
• EAN: 5028421952109
• Artikelnr.: 43885050

Trackliste

CD 1
1	Ballade Nr. 1 g-moll op. 23	00:09:04
2	Ballade Nr. 2 F-Dur op. 38	00:07:23
3	Ballade Nr. 3 As-Dur op. 47	00:07:06
4	Ballade Nr. 4 f-moll op. 52	00:10:48
5	Impromptu Nr. 1 As-Dur op. 29	00:03:59
6	Impromptu Nr. 2 Fis-Dur op. 36	00:05:48
7	Impromptu Nr. 3 Ges-Dur op. 51	00:05:08
8	Impromptu Nr. 4 cis-moll op. 66 "Fantasie-Impromptu"	00:04:59
CD 2
1	Préludes op. 28 Nr. 1-24
2	Nr. 2 Lento a-moll	00:02:11
3	Nr. 3 Vivace G-Dur	00:01:00
4	Nr. 4 Largo e-moll	00:02:07
5	Nr. 5 Allegro molto D-Dur	00:00:39
6	Nr. 6 Lento assai h-moll	00:02:10
7	Nr. 7 Andantino A-Dur	00:00:46
8	Nr. 8 Molto agitato fis-moll	00:01:52
9	Nr. 9 Largo E-Dur	00:01:21
10	Nr. 10 Allegro molto cis-moll	00:00:34
11	Nr. 11 Vivace H-Dur	00:00:38
12	Nr. 12 Presto gis-moll	00:01:13
13	Nr. 13 Lento Fis-Dur	00:03:31
14	Nr. 14 Allegro es-moll	00:00:32
15	Nr. 15 Sostenuto Des-Dur	00:05:44
16	Nr. 16 Presto con fuoco b-moll	00:01:07
17	Nr. 17 Allegretto As-Dur	00:03:53
18	Nr. 18 Allegro molto f-moll	00:00:57
19	Nr. 19 Vivace Es-Dur	00:01:30
20	Nr. 20 Largo c-moll	00:01:46
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21	Nr. 21 Cantabile B-Dur	00:02:31
22	Nr. 22 Molto agitato g-moll	00:00:47
23	Nr. 23 Moderato F-Dur	00:00:56
24	Nr. 24 Allegro appassionato d-moll	00:02:53