Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Litvintseva, Mardirossian, Czech Chamber Philharmonic Pardubice
Details
- Composer
- Frederic Chopin
- Artist
- Ekaterina Litvintseva
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Piano Classics
- Released
- Sep 22, 2023
- Catalog #
- PCL10274
- UPC
- 5029365102742
About
Ekaterina Litvintseva began playing the piano at the age of four; and studied music from 1994 to 2001 at the Children's Music School in the remote Russian town of Anadyr; on the Bering Straits. At 15; her family moved to Moscow; and she attended the State Chopin Music School. Having since moved to Europe; she has become much admired for her performances and recordings of Romantic classics by Chopin; Brahms and Rachmaninoff; though she has also explored the work of lesser-known composers from the period such as the Croatian pioneer Dora Pejacevic (PCL10226). The present release marks her second recording of the Chopin concertos; made in the Czech town of Pardubice in October 2022; and it completes her recorded survey of the composer’s works for piano and orchestra after the Piano Classics album of the lesser-known Variations on Mozart; Fantasia; Krakowiak and Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise.
Litvintseva has extensive experience of working with conductor Vahan Mardirossian: ‘We are a perfect team,’ she says. ‘For me; if you want to express your feelings in the deepest way as a pianist; you have to learn the music of Chopin. This is a unique opportunity for me; being able to re-record the concertos six years later; and I have re-thought many aspects of my interpretations. I think I have something to say in this music. It flows so naturally; and it’s written in a brilliant style shared by many other composers of Chopin’s day; but only he could also bring such poetic expression to the brilliance. My job is not to destroy the music with artificial intervention; but to let it flow through my mind and through my hands. I simply want listeners to be touched by this music.’
Tracklist 6 tracks
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1 I. Allegro maestoso 19:59
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Allegro maestoso
- Duration
- 19:59
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Performer
- Ekaterina Litvintseva
- Ensemble
- Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
- Conductor
- Vahan Mardirossian
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2 II. Romanza: Larghetto 09:33
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Romanza: Larghetto
- Duration
- 09:33
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Performer
- Ekaterina Litvintseva
- Ensemble
- Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
- Conductor
- Vahan Mardirossian
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3 III. Rondo: Vivace 10:06
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Rondo: Vivace
- Duration
- 10:06
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Performer
- Ekaterina Litvintseva
- Ensemble
- Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
- Conductor
- Vahan Mardirossian
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4 I. Maestoso 14:18
- Track
- 4
- Title
- I. Maestoso
- Duration
- 14:18
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Performer
- Ekaterina Litvintseva
- Ensemble
- Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
- Conductor
- Vahan Mardirossian
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5 II. Larghetto 09:00
- Track
- 5
- Title
- II. Larghetto
- Duration
- 09:00
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Performer
- Ekaterina Litvintseva
- Ensemble
- Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
- Conductor
- Vahan Mardirossian
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6 III. Allegro vivace 09:07
- Track
- 6
- Title
- III. Allegro vivace
- Duration
- 09:07
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Performer
- Ekaterina Litvintseva
- Ensemble
- Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
- Conductor
- Vahan Mardirossian