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Chopin (1810-1849)

Description:

Polish pianist Rafał Brehac has been deeply involved in the music of Frédéric Chopin throughout his musical career, all the way back to his victory at the Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 2005. The two famous piano sonatas have always been dear to his heart. The "Funeral March" from No. 2 has a special significance in these difficult times of pandemic and war in Ukraine. When I recorded this sonata, I had the unique feeling that I was dedicating it to something," said Brehach. Brehatch places Chopin's haunting F-sharp minor nocturne between the two major works, and the graceful Boat Song at the end of the album. I used to play these pieces well before the Chopin Competition, and I learned the two sonatas when I was still a teenager," he said. I now feel that it was the right time to record these pieces in the studio.I didn't want to wait any longer."(Rafaou Brehatch) Universal Music/IMS

Tracklisting:

1.Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35~1. Grave - Doppio movimento
2.Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35~2. Scherzo
3.Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35~3. Marche funebre. Lento
4.Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35~4. Finale. Presto
5.Nocturne in F sharp minor Op. 48/2
6.Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58~1. Allegro maestoso
7.Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58~2. Scherzo. Molto vivace
8.Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58~3. Largo
9.Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58~4. Finale. Presto non tanto
10.Barcarolle in F sharp major Op. 60