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

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.

Although nominally a Polish Festival celebrating the music of Frédéric Chopin, there was lots of Tchaikovsky on offer at this year’s event. Leading the foreign charge was the Russian National Orchestra under the direction of their mercurial maestro Mikhail Pletnev.

Le Festival de Pontlevoy a proposé, sous la direction artistique du pianiste François Chaplin, plusieurs journées consacrées à Chopin et au cadre historique, musical, de la composition de ses valses. Causeries et concert final ont séduit un public passionné.