Chopin's Ballades were inspired by the Classical Ballades of Adam Mickiewicz, an exiled Polish poet whom Chopin met in Paris.
Composer Biography
Chopin was an admirer of Italian opera and a friend of Vincenzo Bellini, an Italian opera composer who lived in Paris from 1833.
Performer Biography
Gerrit Zitterbart, the pianist on this recording, was appointed professor at the College of Music and Drama in Hanover in 1983.
Recording & Production
This recording, like most TACET piano recordings, was made using only two carefully restored 'tube microphones' (Neumann M49).
Composer's Artistic Vision
For Frédéric Chopin, the Nocturnes were an intimate confession, more than just an expression of romantic subjectivity.
Instruments
For this Chopin recording, Gerrit Zitterbart chose a Steinway D piano, believing it better suited the music's character than his usual Bösendorfer Imperial.
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