Ingrid Fliter is a winner of the 2006 Gilmore Artist Award, an honor received by only a handful of pianists.
Compositional Technique
The finales of both concertos are built on traditional Polish dance rhythms, with a krakowiak in the E minor Concerto and a mazurka in the F minor Concerto.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Chopin's piano concertos are described as unapologetically romantic, dramatically executed, and imbued with a vivid sense of poetry, aiming to make the solo instrument sing with emotional articulacy like a voice.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at Usher Hall in Edinburgh, UK, from June 7-9, 2013, and produced by John Fraser.
Composition History
Both concertos were composed shortly before Chopin left his native Poland, never to return.
Performer Biography
Ingrid Fliter, the pianist on this recording, received the Silver Medal at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 2000.
Composer Biography
Chopin's piano teacher from 1823-29 was Józef Elsner, a respected composer of 38 operas and Music Director of the National Theatre.
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