in Classical Music (May, 2017)
With a huge sound, enviable palette and undeniable technique, Lisiecki makes a strong case for many of these pieces. Strongest of all is the Andante spianato e Grande Polonaise brillante, a piece not short of fine recordings; weakest perhaps the Fantasy on Polish Airs – nevertheless it is good to have these, the Krakowiak and the La ci darem la mano Variations coupled in such polished performances. Lisiecki seems at pains to ‘sell’ even the lesser pieces, and so perhaps sounds less fresh than on his earlier disc of the concertos for the same label. But with fine, idiomatic support from orchestra and conductor in a natural, warm soundscape, this …
Chopin: Works For Piano & Orchestra – Jan Lisiecki
Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise Brillante In G Major / E Flat Major, Op. 22
Andante spianato. Tranquillo – Semplice
Grande Polonaise brillante. Allegro molto
Krakowiak, Concert-Rondo In F Major, Op.14
Introduzione. Andantino quasi Allegretto – Allegro molto (Krakowiak, Concert-Rondo In F Major, Op.14)
Rondo. Allegro non troppo – Poco meno mosso (Krakowiak, Concert-Rondo In F Major, Op.14)
Variations On “La ci darem la mano”, Op.2
Introduzione. Largo – Poco più mosso (Variations On “La ci darem la mano”, Op.2)
Tema. Allegretto (Variations On “La ci darem la mano”, Op.2)
Var. I. Brillante (Variations On “La ci darem la mano”, Op.2)
Var. II. Veloce, ma accuratamente (Variations On “La ci darem la mano”, Op.2)
Var. III. Sempre sostenuto (Variations On “La ci darem la mano”, Op.2)
Var. IV. Con bravura (Variations On “La ci darem la mano”, Op.2)
Var. V. Adagio (Variations On “La ci darem la mano”, Op.2)
Coda. Alla Polacca (Variations On “La ci darem la mano”, Op.2)
Fantasy On Polish Airs, Op. 13
Largo non troppo (Fantasy On Polish Airs, Op. 13)
Air: “Ju¿ miesi¿c zeszedl psy si¿ u¿pily” Andantino (Fantasy On Polish Airs, Op. 13)
Thème de Charles Kurpinski: Allegretto – Presto con fuoco – Lento quasi Adagio – Molto più mosso (Fantasy On Polish)
Kujawiak. Vivace (Fantasy On Polish Airs, Op. 13)
Nocturne In C Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.
Jan Lisiecki, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Krzysztof Urbanski
18,90€
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