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Composer | Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek (1810-1849) |
Period | Romantic |
Work type | Instrumental |
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LondonChopin & Champagne by Candlelight | Etudes Op.10
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Chopin
Warren Mailley-Smith, Piano
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Yunchan Lim makes dazzling Carnegie Hall debut
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The 19-year old Van Cliburn winner delivers an assured and poetic account of all 27 of Chopin’s ferociously difficult études.
Many pianos: Alexander Melnikov at Wigmore Hall
An intriguing concert performed on three pianos from different eras which revealed how composers responded to the piano technology available to them at the time.
Technical merit high, artistic impression mixed
An excellent second half performance of Chopin's Four Ballades is preceded by an interpretation of waltzes and études that often lacks nuance of phrasing and dynamics.