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CHOPIN: Ballades / Fantaisie in F Minor / Galop Marquis

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Details

Composer
CHOPIN
Artist
Idil, Biret
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Sep 01, 1999
Catalog #
8554527
UPC
636943452721

About

Chopin's four Ballades are among the greatest of his works, as is the Fantasia in F minor also included on this disk. The Ballades were composed between 1835 and 1843 and are generally believed to be based upon works by the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz. This is music in the style of the medieval troubador, with singing lyrical sections alternating with music of wild passions, big chords, chromatic passages, and virtuosic runs. The first and fourth ballades, in G minor and F minor, tend to be more stormy and passionate while the second and third, in F major and A flat major are more reflective and lyrical. Biret gives a beautiful rendition of this music with beautiful, free rhythm, attention to dynamics and phrasing, and a full use of the resources of the piano. She captures magnificently the wild, virtuosic concluding passages in the first and fourth ballades.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 10:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
    Duration
    10:01
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  2. 2 Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38 07:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
    Duration
    07:41
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  3. 3 Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47 07:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47
    Duration
    07:45
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  4. 4 Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52 12:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
    Duration
    12:19
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  5. 5 Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 04:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  6. 6 I. Etude No. 25 in F Minor 02:02
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Etude No. 25 in F Minor
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  7. 7 II. Etude No. 26 in A-Flat Major 02:31
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Etude No. 26 in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  8. 8 III. Etude No. 27 in D-Flat Major 02:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Etude No. 27 in D-Flat Major
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  9. 9 Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49 13:36
    Track
    9
    Title
    Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49
    Duration
    13:36
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  10. 10 Galop Marquis in A-Flat Major 00:59
    Track
    10
    Title
    Galop Marquis in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  11. 11 Largo in E-Flat Major, BI 109 02:25
    Track
    11
    Title
    Largo in E-Flat Major, BI 109
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  12. 12 Marche funebre 05:32
    Track
    12
    Title
    Marche funebre
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  13. 13 Cantabile in B-Flat Major 01:09
    Track
    13
    Title
    Cantabile in B-Flat Major
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret