Chopin's music is characterized by a "modern" melodic language, daring modulations, harmonic leaps, and dissonances, creating his typical "magic of tone."
Instruments
Florian Krumpöck, the pianist on this album, owns six concert grand pianos and uses two modified Bösendorfer pianos for this recording to achieve a songlike sound quality.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Chopin aimed to "enrich music not from outside, but from within" and considered himself "Bach's spiritual pupil," valuing polyphony, counterpoint, and structure as much as melody.
Interpretation
Pianist Florian Krumpöck believes that rubato in Chopin's music should be applied where harmonic density pressures the melody, not simply where it sounds beautiful or is pianistically convenient.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Chopin, despite not writing any pieces without piano and struggling with orchestras, achieved "unbelievable orchestration on the piano," which fascinates Florian Krumpöck.
Instruments
Florian Krumpöck considers Bösendorfer pianos ideal for Chopin due to their ability to sustain notes, produce many colors, and their personal sound, which he believes favors a songlike quality.
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