Frédéric François Chopin, a Polish composer, was born in a French-oriented home in Poland and later settled in France.
Instruments
The recording features a Steinway Model D piano, kindly lent by Juhl-Sorensen.
Performer Biography
As a child, Nina Kavtaradze practiced piano on keys her mother drew on paper because her parents could not afford a real piano.
Performer Biography
Nina Kavtaradze's recording of Richard Wagner's complete piano works was chosen as one of the top 10 piano CDs in the world for 2000 by the German music magazine "Neue Musikzeitung."
Performer Biography
Nina Kavtaradze, the pianist on this album, decided to become a pianist at the age of four and was admitted to Moscow's Central Music School at six.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in Mantziusgaarden, Denmark, between June 6-8, 2006.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Chopin's musical production, especially his single-movement pieces like nocturnes and mazurkas, can be heard as personal messages from his soul.
