This album was recorded by Little Tribeca at the Hôtel de l'Industrie in Paris from November 2 to 4, 2018.
Compositional Technique
The Ballades are described as 'symphonic poems' for piano, where thematic elements never repeat but organically blend and transform, reflecting an innate sense of metamorphosis.
Composer Biography
Chopin's heroism is described as deeply personal, stemming from the pain of exile from his homeland, Poland, and his ongoing illness.
Instruments
The piano used for this recording is a Steinway D 261, prepared and tuned by Cyril Mordant.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album's program is largely unified by the theme of heroism, which the booklet defines as a certain 'grandeur of soul' characteristic of Chopin's music.
Composition History
Chopin's Ballades, composed between 1831 and 1842, are said to be inspired by the Ballads of his compatriot in exile, the poet Adam Mickiewicz.
Compositional Technique
Chopin's Polonaise-Fantaisie op. 61 is described as a visionary fresco and immense epic, more a Fantasy than a Polonaise, that invents its form as it unfolds.
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