Following his debut album on Deutsche Grammophon, where he offered a live recital of solo piano pieces by Chopin, Seong-Jin Cho presents his first studio recording on the label, again featuring works by the Polish master. First up is Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, which Cho performed when he won the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition and which is still fresh in his repertoire. Accompanied here by Gianandrea Noseda and the London Symphony Orchestra, Cho dispenses with the layers of sentimentality ...
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Following his debut album on Deutsche Grammophon, where he offered a live recital of solo piano pieces by Chopin, Seong-Jin Cho presents his first studio recording on the label, again featuring works by the Polish master. First up is Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, which Cho performed when he won the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition and which is still fresh in his repertoire. Accompanied here by Gianandrea Noseda and the London Symphony Orchestra, Cho dispenses with the layers of sentimentality that have accreted around the work and gives a vigorous but light performance that focuses on brilliant technical displays and the transparent solo part. The orchestral textures are subdued and the feeling of the concerto is almost Mozartean, due to Cho's clarity and the lively tempos that keep the music moving forward. The rest of the program consists of the four Ballades, where Cho is given a greater opportunity to stretch out and indulge in elastic tempos and fluid expressions....
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Good. No packaging as issued. Originally released: 2016. MUSIC IN CD. (AMOF99VB112918) UPC#: 028947959410 PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY: This sale is for a (SET OF 1 DISC). This DISC (s) Contains visible Scratches) Case is (Good) Tab s Cover (good) DISCs Holding tab is (Good). Missing Cover pamphlet (no) DISC IS contains Marking on the Discs and on the case