Anna Fedorova compelling in Chopin

By Mark Thomas, 18 January 2018

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“a fiery determination that pierced through the music in whirls of spiralling frenzy”

Reviewed at Smith Square Hall, London on 17 January 2018

Chopin, Ballade no. 1 in G minor, Op.23

Chopin, Ballade no. 2 in F major, Op.38

Chopin, Ballade no. 3 in A flat major, Op.47

Chopin, Ballade no. 4 in F minor, Op.52

Chopin, Waltz no. 1 in E flat major "Grande Valse Brillante", Op.18

Chopin, Grandes Valses Brillantes, Op.34

Chopin, Waltz no. 5 in A flat major, Op.42

Chopin, 3 Waltzes, Op.64

Anna Fedorova, Piano

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Mark Thomas

A lifelong devotee of classical music, Mark caught the bug after listening to The Planets, The Rite of Spring and Beethoven’s Fifth when he was knee-high to a grasshopper. He has degrees in non-musical subjects and currently works as a Chartered Governance Professional, but these have proved to be mere distractions from the wonders of sonatas, concertos and symphonies. He has been reviewing for Bachtrack since 2016, plays viola and violin (very shakily) and used to sing a bit (even more shakily).

Laments and sparkles: Anna Fedorova compelling in Chopin