Lars Vogt, the pianist on this album, launched his career by winning Second Prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1990.
Interpretation
Lars Vogt views most music as polyphony with several voices and personalities, like chamber music, imagining how he would sing a melody and react as an accompanist.
Performer Biography
Lars Vogt has recorded fifteen CDs for EMI Classics, including collaborations with the Berliner Philharmoniker under Claudio Abbado and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Simon Rattle.
Compositional Technique
Chopin revolutionized piano technique and was able to express a great deal on the keyboard, with melodies possessing a fragility, beauty, and personality reminiscent of Mozart.
Performer Biography
Lars Vogt, the pianist, was appointed Professor of Piano at the Hannover Conservatory of Music in 2012.
Performer Biography
Lars Vogt is the founder of 'Rhapsody In School', an acclaimed educational initiative in Germany and abroad.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Chopin's music is said to have the Polish word 'zal' written at the top of each piece, which means sorrowful regret or suffering, like a sad remembrance.
