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Chopin - Piano Sonata no.2, Piano Concerto no.2, etc.

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Label: NIFC (National Institute Frederick Chopin)

Cat No: NIFCCD629

Barcode: 5907690736989

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Release Date: 16th February 2018

Works

Chopin, Frederic

Etudes (12), op.10

» no.4 in C sharp minor

Etudes (12), op.25

» no.3 in F major

» no.5 in E minor

» no.10 in B minor

Mazurkas (51)

» no.21 in C sharp minor, op.30 no.4

» no.35 in C minor, op.56 no.3

» no.37 in A flat major, op.59 no.2

Nocturnes (21)

» no.16 in E flat major, op.55 no.2

Piano Concerto no.2 in F minor, op.21
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.35 'Funeral March'
Polonaise no.3 in A major, op.40 no.1 'Military'
Preludes (24), op.28

» no.2 in A minor

» no.8 in F sharp minor

» no.24 in D minor

Waltzes (19)

» no.2 in A flat major, op.34 no.1

Artists

Michel Block (piano)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Witold Rowicki

Works

Chopin, Frederic

Etudes (12), op.10

» no.4 in C sharp minor

Etudes (12), op.25

» no.3 in F major

» no.5 in E minor

» no.10 in B minor

Mazurkas (51)

» no.21 in C sharp minor, op.30 no.4

» no.35 in C minor, op.56 no.3

» no.37 in A flat major, op.59 no.2

Nocturnes (21)

» no.16 in E flat major, op.55 no.2

Piano Concerto no.2 in F minor, op.21
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.35 'Funeral March'
Polonaise no.3 in A major, op.40 no.1 'Military'
Preludes (24), op.28

» no.2 in A minor

» no.8 in F sharp minor

» no.24 in D minor

Waltzes (19)

» no.2 in A flat major, op.34 no.1

Artists

Michel Block (piano)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Witold Rowicki

About

A double album from pianist Michel Block comprised of Chopin Competition recordings from 1960.

Following his appearance in the sixth Chopin Competition in which he reached the final, Michel Block embarked on an international career, consolidated in 1962 with first prize in the then prestigious (now defunct) Leventritt Competition for pianists and violinists held in New York.

The Belgian virtuoso gained a lofty position thanks to his recitals in prestigious music centres and performances with famous philharmonic orchestras, including from Amsterdam, Berlin, Chicago and New York, during which Block worked with such conductors as Carl Maria Giulini, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Muti and Georg Solti.

Michel Block, now numbered among the most outstanding pianists of the second half of the twentieth century, owed his reputation also to his numerous recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, EMI (and its ‘offshoot’ Pathé-Marconi), Pro Piano Records and Guild.