Mazurkas

Chopin, Leif Ove Andsnes
Leif Ove Andsnes: Piano Sonatas 1-3 / Etudes / Mazurkas
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (8) - Disc #1
1. Sonata No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 4: Allegro maestoso
2. Sonata No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 4: Minuetto & Trio: Allegretto
3. Sonata No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 4: Larghetto
4. Sonata No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 4: Finale: Presto
5. Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58: Allegro Maestoso
6. Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58: Scherzo: Molto vVvace
7. Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58: Largo
8. Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58: Finale: Presto Non Tanto
Track Listings (13) - Disc #2
1. Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35: Grave - Doppio Movimento
2. Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35: Scherzo
3. Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35: Marche Funebre: Lento
4. Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35: Finale: Presto
5. 4 Mazurkas, Op. 17: Vivo E Risoluto
6. 4 Mazurkas, Op. 17: Lento, Ma Non Troppo
7. 4 Mazurkas, Op. 17: Legato Assai
8. 4 Mazurkas, Op. 17: Lento, Ma Non Troppo
9. Etudes: Op. 25 No. 3 Allegro
10. Etudes: Op. 25 No. 4 Agitato
11. Etudes: Op. 10 No. 6 Andante
12. Etudes: Op. 25 No. 10 Allegro Con Fuoco--Lento--Tempo
13. Etudes: Op. 25 No. 11- Allegro Con Brio

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CD Details

All Artists: Chopin, Leif Ove Andsnes
Title: Leif Ove Andsnes: Piano Sonatas 1-3 / Etudes / Mazurkas
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 1
Label: Virgin Records Us
Release Date: 7/16/1996
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Romantic (c.1820-1910)
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 724356131729

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Chopin's First Sonata is an early work that's almost never performed (let alone recorded), and there must be many music lovers fond of the famous Second and Third Sonatas who have wondered what the First sounds like. The problem with performances of such rarities is that, because the music isn't well-known and because major artists don't often play them, the exposure they do receive is often substandard in music that needs passionate advocacy. That's exactly what all three sonatas get at the hands of Leif Ove Andsnes, a superb young Norwegian pianist with the ability to make everything on these two discs sound like a masterpiece, even if, in the case of the First Sonata, the jury's still out. --David Hurwitz

CD Reviews

A Distinct Sound

12/29/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I agree fully with the Editorial Review. In addition, the music is imbued with Andsnes' very distinct key stroking; the light staccato that builds over the course of each movement. And it is certainly enjoyable to have a recording that offers infrequently performed pieces. In addition, one would certainly want to add this CD to a collection if you already admire Adnsnes and his technique."