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Work: Waltz in F major "Grande Valse Brillante", Op.34 no.3

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ComposerChopin, Fryderyk Franciszek (1810-1849)
PeriodRomantic
Year1838
Work typeInstrumental
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Poetry and precision: Seong-Jin Cho returns to Carnegie Hall

Seong-Jin Cho © Chris Lee
A little over a year after his marathon all-Ravel recital at the Hall, the Korean pianist returns with an exquisitely performed program of Bach, Schoenberg, Robert Schumann and Chopin.
*****
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A grounded, revealing Carnegie Hall debut by Alexandra Dovgan

Alexandra Dovgan © Rebecca J Michelson
The Russian teenager makes her Carnegie Hall debut in a formidable programme that includes works by Chopin, Prokofiev and Franck.
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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.
***11
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