The slow movement of Chopin's F minor Concerto was inspired by his secret feelings for a young soprano, Konstancja Gladkowska, whom he met at the Warsaw Conservatoire.
Notable Performances
Chopin privately introduced his F minor Concerto in his father's drawing-room on March 3, 1830, and publicly at the Warsaw National Theatre on March 17, which was sold out three days in advance.
Compositional Technique
The opening allegros of Chopin's concertos combine Mozart's concerto first-movement form with Beethoven/Hummel's double exposition technique, but without a cadenza.
Composition History
Chopin completed his F minor Concerto between autumn 1829 and early 1830, and the E minor Concerto between April and August 21, 1830.
Compositional Technique
The finale of Chopin's F minor Concerto is mazurka-inflected, while the E minor Concerto's finale is in the style of a krakowiak, a stamping dance from southern Poland.
Performer Biography
Nikolai Demidenko, the pianist on this recording, studied at the Moscow Conservatoire and has been resident in the UK since 1990, becoming a British citizen in 1995.
Recording & Production
This recording, featuring Nikolai Demidenko on piano, uses the Sikorski Urtext edition, derived from the 1880 Breitkopf Gesamtausgabe.
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