Schwetzingen Festival 1999 [CD]
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The Schwetzingen Festival concerts were dedicated to Chopin in 1999 on the 150th anniversary of his death. Four pianists were invited to the event. Three of them, Lilya Zilberstein, Anatole Ugorski and Andrei Gavrilov were 'stars' of Deutsche Grammophon. The fourth was Idil Biret who had not attained 'star' status as it was only available to those with contracts with the so-called "major" record labels. But, she had been the first pianist ever to record the complete works of Chopin for solo piano and with piano and orchestra for Naxos, received a Grand Prix du Disque Frederic Chopin in Warsaw in 1995 for this and was to be decorated with one of the highest orders of Poland by President Kaczynsky in 2007. Idil Biret did something no other pianist could do. Dr. Peter Stieber wrote: "Your own Chopin evening was then the breath-taking testimony of a great artist. We all could experience together how in your hands the wonderful music of Chopin begun truly to blossom."
Tracklist:
- 4 Mazurkas Op. 17
- 4 Mazurkas Op. 30
- 4 Mazurkas Op. 33
- Polonaise Fantaisie Op. 61
- Sonata Op. 58
- Nocturne Op. 55 No. 2
- Etude Op. 25 No. 11
- Mazurka Op. 63 No. 3
- Rondo a la Mazur Op. 5
- Polonaise Op. 71 No. 2
- Andante Spianato Et Grande Polonaise Op. 22
- Work(S)-2 Waltzes Op. 64 No. 2, Op. 18
- Tarantella Op. 43
- Work(S)-4 Mazurkas Op. 53 No. 3, Op. 59 Nos. 1-3
- 3 Ecossaises Op. 72
- Prelude Op. 45
- Scherzo Op. 54
- Etude Op. 25 No. 12
- Liebesleid
- Chemin de Fer
- Work(S)-4 Impromptus Opp. 29,36,51,66
UPC: 747313143276
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 1.30.26
Format: CD
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