Chopin: Mazurkas

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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Mazurkas
Pavel Kolesnikov (piano)

[ Hyperion / CD ]

Release Date: Monday 1 August 2016

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There are in all fifty-eight mazurkas by Chopin. Pavel Kolesnikov, making a welcome second recording for Hyperion, here performs a selection of twenty-four, from the earliest examples dating from his teenage years, through to the rich maturity of Op 59 No 2 from 1845.

"His unfolding of the lovely G minor Op 24, No 1, with its gentle, sighing motifs , is pliantly phrased and delicately shaped, but there is no lack of temperament in his virtuoso dispatch of the big pieces that conclude each set." (Sunday Times)

"The young Russian pianist - a member of the BBC New Generation Artist scheme - shows a remarkable command and originality in this superb Chopin set." Editor's Choice Awards Issue Gramophone 2016

'Exquisite performances … this young man will be a major force in the future. And this is an album no Chopin lover should be without' (Classic FM)

'Pavel Kolesnikov, the young Russian pianist championed by Maria João Pires, cultivates a warmly expressive sound, which is the foundation of his playing … [he] gives us a Chopin very much his own' (Financial Times)

'[Pavel Kolesnikov] displays complete poetic freedom of a sort ideal for approaching Chopin's mazurkas … a refreshing way of letting us hear these well-known miniature masterpieces, this is a notable addition to the huge Chopin discography' (BBC Music Magazine Five Stars)

Tracks:

Mazurka No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 50 No. 2
Mazurka No. 34 in C major, Op. 56 No. 2
Mazurka No. 11 in E minor, Op. 17 No. 2
Mazurka No. 12 in A flat major, Op.17 No.3
Mazurka No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3
Mazurka No. 33 in B major, Op. 56 No. 1
Mazurka No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68 No. 2
Mazurka No. 14 in G minor, Op. 24 No. 1
Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4
Mazurka No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4
Mazurka No. 56 in B flat major, K.IIa/3
Mazurka No. 10 in B flat major, Op. 17 No. 1
Mazurka No. 24 in C major, Op. 33 No. 3
Mazurka No. 16 in A flat major, Op. 24 No. 3
Mazurka No. 26 in C sharp minor, Op. 41 No. 1
Mazurka No. 19 in B minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3
Mazurka No. 15 in C major, Op. 24 No. 2
Mazurka in A minor KKIIb/5
Mazurka No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 1
Mazurka in A minor KKIIb/4
Mazurka No. 30 in G major, Op. 50 No. 1
Mazurka No. 35 in C minor, Op. 56 No. 3
Mazurka No. 37 in A flat major, Op. 59 No. 2