Chopin Nocturnes Sacd

Vladimir Ashkenazy's recording career spans almost four decades, beginning in the heyday of LP and now encompassing the arrival of the latest audio disc technology, SACD. For his first SACD release on Decca, the great Russian pianist returns to his beloved Chopin with a program framed by two of the composer's greatest works, the Fourth Ballade and the Barcarolle. And, for the first time, Ashkenazy's Chopin can be enjoyed in four-channel SACD surround sound. This solo recital also demonstrates the advantages that SACD surround sound can bring to a solo piano recording ­ greater clarity and fidelity of piano sound, but also a compelling immediacy that brings the listener 'into the presence' of the actual performance.