Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 11, Waltz in A Minor "Valse

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 11, Waltz in A Minor "Valse brillante" & Variations on "Là ci darem la mano"

In his second volume of Chopin on a mid-19th-century Ã‰rard, Ax continues to demonstrate both the qualities of the instrument and his own artistry. The best test of the disc is the second movement of the concerto, in which Ax makes the Ã‰rard sing, plays with artistic flexibility and taste, and interacts beautifully and convincingly with the period-instrument orchestra. (Chopin's often-maligned orchestration sounds better than usual with these instruments.) Ax turns the waltz into a miniature tone poem in an exquisite performance. The early variations, which led Schumann to proclaim Chopin a genius, sound like fluff today, but these players make it entertaining. This disc is both an artistic experience and a musical education. --Leslie Gerber
Country USA
Brand Sony
Manufacturer Sony Classical
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber AManPro-0030994
ReleaseDate 1999-03-16
UnitCount 1
UPCs 074646077122
EANs 0074646077122

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 11, Waltz in A Minor "Valse brillante" & Variations on "Là ci darem la mano"