Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2, Rondo à la krakowiak & Variations on Là ci darem
3/22/2024, 5 Tracks, 59:52
Featuring
Heribert Beissel
Abbey Simon
Hamburger Symphoniker
Frédéric Chopin
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Recording & Production
This album was first released in 1973 as SVBX 5126.
Composition History
Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2, despite its opus number, was composed before his Piano Concerto No. 1.
Compositional Technique
Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 features a solo piano part that significantly extended the instrument's range, making the piano an 'orchestra in itself'.
Performer Biography
Heribert Beissel, the conductor, was the principal conductor of the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra from 1971 to 1985.
Performer Biography
Abbey Simon, the pianist on this recording, suffered severe hand injuries in a car accident but was playing at Carnegie Hall again within three months after reconstructive surgery.
Composer Biography
Chopin, though now considered a 'safe' master, was seen as a revolutionary and dangerous influence in his own time.
Critical Reception
Chopin was 'discovered' for Germany by Robert Schumann, a contemporary composer and critic, in a famous 1831 article.
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