Maurizio Pollini Frédéric Chopin

Maurizio Pollini - Frederic Chopin: Late Works, Opp.59-64 (2017)  Music

Posted by Designol at March 27, 2024
Maurizio Pollini - Frederic Chopin: Late Works, Opp.59-64 (2017)

Maurizio Pollini - Frédéric Chopin: Late Works, Opp.59-64 (2017)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 168 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 127 Mb | Artwork included
Genre: Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 479 6127 | Time: 00:54:35

Esteemed for almost 60 years as one of the greatest Chopin interpreters, Maurizio Pollini confirms his preeminence with this 2017 release on Deutsche Grammophon, and offers his first all-Chopin disc since 2012. Chopin's late works were composed between 1845 and 1849, and include the Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60, the 3 Mazurkas, Op. 59, the Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat major, Op. 61, the 2 Nocturnes, Op. 62, the 3 Mazurkas, Op. 63, the 3 Waltzes, Op. 64, and the Mazurka in F minor, Op. Posth. 68, No. 4; they are notable for their harmonic richness and freedom of melodic embellishment, characteristics that made them especially influential among his Romantic contemporaries. Pollini's fluid phrasing and control of expression and dynamics have always given his performances sophistication and a feeling of balance, though these are engaging renditions that are far from cerebral or clinical, claims that critics have sometimes laid at Pollini's door. Yet listeners can hear for themselves how polished and deeply felt these performances are, and appreciate the artistic wholeness of Pollini's conceptions, from the elegance of the "Minute" Waltz to the sublime melancholy of the posthumous Mazurka in F minor. Highly recommended for fans of great piano music.

Maurizio Pollini - Frederic Chopin: Nocturnes (2005) 2CDs  Music

Posted by Designol at Oct. 1, 2023
Maurizio Pollini - Frederic Chopin: Nocturnes (2005) 2CDs

Maurizio Pollini - Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes (2005) 2CDs
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 255 Mb | Scans included | Time: 01:30:31
Genre: Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # B0005804-02 GH2

Pollini's traversal of Chopin's 19 Nocturnes (he leaves out the pair of posthumous ones) is one of his finest recordings in years. His long-lined yet detailed performances are comparable to the very different ones that have long stood at the pinnacle of recorded sets. Not as serene as Artur Rubinstein's, not as philosophical as Claudio Arrau's, nor as warm as Ivan Moravec's, Pollini's interpretations have their own allure. One is the way he shapes the melodies with a natural flow enhanced by his tonal beauty, less lean and streamlined than his usual way with Romantic music.
Maurizio Pollini - The complete Chopin recordings from 1972-2008 [9CDs] (2011)

Maurizio Pollini - The complete Chopin recordings from 1972-2008 [9CDs] (2011)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1.38 Gb | Total time: 06:33:06 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 477 9908 | Recorded: 1972-2008

Combining clarity with a dazzling technique, investing the music "with a symphonic gravitas, elemental power and electrifying modernity" (International Record Review), over three-and-a-half decades Maurizio Pollini has traversed the major works of Chopin as no other pianist of his time. Here is the legacy of this unique achievement, in a single box set for the first time. The complete Chopin recordings from 1972 to 2008 Comprising the Études, Preludes, Polonaises, Sonatas, Scherzi, Ballades, Nocturnes Also includes the 2008 recital.
Maurizio Pollini - Chopin: Polonaises (1976) [Japan 2010] SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Maurizio Pollini - Chopin: Polonaises (1976) [Japan 2010]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 62:17 minutes | Front/Rear covers | 1,86 GB
or FLAC Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Front/Rear covers | 1,17 GB

Maurizio Pollini is an Italian pianist. He is known for performances of compositions by Chopin and Debussy, among others. Maurizio Pollini makes it virtually impossible to imagine Chopin's Polonaises played with greater clarity, force and resolution. Not for him the odd approximation or slip of the finger: everything is ruthlessly, indeed frighteningly, concentrated and of the essence.

VA - Happy Birthday Chopin (2022)  Music

Posted by Rtax at March 1, 2022
VA - Happy Birthday Chopin (2022)

VA - Happy Birthday Chopin (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 2.4 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.9 GB
13:56:11 | Classical | Label: UMG

Frédéric Chopin was the most famous composer of Polish origin in the history of Western concert music. He was a progressive who revolutionized the harmonic content, the texture, and the emotional quality of the small piano piece, turning light dance forms, nocturnes, and study genres into profound works that were both daring and deeply inward. Born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin to a French father and a Polish mother, probably on March 1, 1810, he was a native of Zelazowa Wola village west of Warsaw.
Maurizio Pollini - Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (2016) (55 CDs Box Set) Part 01

Maurizio Pollini - Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (2016) (55 CDs Box Set) Part 01
EAC Rip | APE (Image+.cue, log) | CDs 01-35 | Scans included | 6,05 Gb
Genre: Classical / Label: Deutsche Grammophon

In anticipation of his 75th birthday in 2017, this luxurious 55-CD set presents Pollini's complete recordings on DG with their original covers, including the first ever release of Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto with the NHK Symphony Orchestra under Maxim Shostakovich (recorded in 1974). Also included are a 200-page booklet and 3 bonus DVDs: concerto recordings with Böhm and Abbado as well as Bruno Monsaingeon's documentary film De main de maître (2015).
Maurizio Pollini - Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (2016) (55 CDs Box Set) Part 02

Maurizio Pollini - Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (2016) (55 CDs Box Set) Part 02
EAC Rip | APE (Image+.cue, log) | CDs 36-55 | Scans included | 3,5 Gb
Genre: Classical / Label: Deutsche Grammophon

In anticipation of his 75th birthday in 2017, this luxurious 55-CD set presents Pollini's complete recordings on DG with their original covers, including the first ever release of Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto with the NHK Symphony Orchestra under Maxim Shostakovich (recorded in 1974). Also included are a 200-page booklet and 3 bonus DVDs: concerto recordings with Böhm and Abbado as well as Bruno Monsaingeon's documentary film De main de maître (2015).

VA - Classical for the Brain Chopin (2022)  Music

Posted by Rtax at March 14, 2022
VA - Classical for the Brain Chopin (2022)

VA - Classical for the Brain Chopin (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 1.39 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 947 MB
6:45:32 | Classical | Label: UMG

Frédéric Chopin was the most famous composer of Polish origin in the history of Western concert music. He was a progressive who revolutionized the harmonic content, the texture, and the emotional quality of the small piano piece, turning light dance forms, nocturnes, and study genres into profound works that were both daring and deeply inward. Born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin to a French father and a Polish mother, probably on March 1, 1810, he was a native of Zelazowa Wola village west of Warsaw.
Maurizio Pollini - Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1, 4 Nocturnes, Ballade No. 1, Polonaise No. 6 (2001)

Maurizio Pollini - Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1, 4 Nocturnes, Ballade No. 1, Polonaise No. 6 (2001)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:13:04 | 360 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: EMI Classics | Catalog: 50999 90771927

This review is my celebration of two anniversaries. Composer Frederic Chopin was born 200 years ago, and this recording was made 50 years ago today. Chopin's piano concerto in F minor op 11, while carrying the number 1, was actually his second piano concerto. In any case it has always been my favorite of the two. The first maovement (allegro maestoso risoluto) contains a lenghthy (four minutes here) orchestral introduction and is by far the longest of the movements.
Maurizio Pollini - Chopin: Etudes (1972) {Official Digital Download 24-bit/96 kHz}

Maurizio Pollini - Chopin: Etudes (1972)
FLAC (Tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Digital Booklet | 00:56:05 | 0,98 Gb | 5% Recovery
Classical | © 2015 Deutsche Grammophon
Official Digital Download | Studio Master

Both sets of Chopin's etudes can be as fiendishly difficult for the performer as they are mesmerizing for the listener, yet Maurizio Pollini makes them sound as if they pose no problems whatsoever for him in this 1972 recording. Every one of the etudes is played with easy precision, energy, and an entirely enjoyable musicality that demonstrates why Chopin's etudes are no mere exercises and are as suited to the recital hall as to the practice room. The Op. 25 No. 5 Etude in E minor has some tricky finger acrobatics in it, but Pollini brings out a singing melody all the same in the middle section, while adding a bit of dancing animation to the outer sections…