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GEN 23814 EAN: 4262380228146
5.1.202318.90 €
“Hats off, gentlemen, a genius!” These were the words of Robert Schumann when he spoke of the young Chopin. His bold, virtuoso music not only enthralled the musical elite of the Romantic period but still grips us today. Alexey Lebedev, winner of the Busoni Competition, the Maria Canals Competition, and numerous other competitions, is now releasing early works by the Polish-French composer on GENUIN. Among them is Chopin’s first major work, the Rondo in C minor. With this brilliant production, Lebedev also illustrates how much the young rising star drew from the traditions of his time, presenting, among other things, Chopin’s Don Giovanni variations, as well as his first mazurkas – at that time, a completely novel combination of folk and modern salon music.
Fono Forum
"ein gestandener Virtuose mit leuchtendem Ton und perfekter Technik, der noch die unauffälligsten musikalischen Phrasen mit einem Maximum an Charakteristik modelliert" Read the review of March 2023 here on the website of Fono Forum.
Piano News
"Überaus originell und innovativ" Review by Marco Frei, May 2023
“Hats off, gentlemen, a genius!” These were the words of Robert Schumann when he spoke of the young Chopin. His bold, virtuoso music not only enthralled the musical elite of the Romantic period but still grips us today. Alexey Lebedev, winner of the Busoni Competition, the Maria Canals Competition, and numerous other competitions, is now releasing early works by the Polish-French composer on GENUIN. Among them is Chopin’s first major work, the Rondo in C minor. With this brilliant production, Lebedev also illustrates how much the young rising star drew from the traditions of his time, presenting, among other things, Chopin’s Don Giovanni variations, as well as his first mazurkas – at that time, a completely novel combination of folk and modern salon music.
Fono Forum
"ein gestandener Virtuose mit leuchtendem Ton und perfekter Technik, der noch die unauffälligsten musikalischen Phrasen mit einem Maximum an Charakteristik modelliert" Read the review of March 2023 here on the website of Fono Forum.
Piano News
"Überaus originell und innovativ" Review by Marco Frei, May 2023
Audio Player
Tracklist
- Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Rondo in C minor, Op. 1 (1825) - Frédéric Chopin
Variations in B-flat major on “Là ci darem la mano” from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Op. 2 (1827)
Introduction. Largo – Poco più mosso - Theme. Allegretto
- Variation I. Brillante
- Variation II. Veloce ma accuratamente
- Variation III. Sempre sostenuto
- Variation IV. Con bravura
- Variation V. Adagio
- Coda. Alla Polacca
- Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 4, No. 1 (1828)
I. Allegro maestoso - II. Minuetto. Allegretto
- III. Larghetto
- IV. Finale. Presto
- Frédéric Chopin
Rondo à la mazur in F major, Op. 5 (1826) - Frédéric Chopin
Four Mazurkas, Op. 6 (1830–1831)
Mazurka No. 1 in F-sharp minor - Mazurka No. 2 in C-sharp minor
- Mazurka No. 3 in E major
- Mazurka No. 4 in E-flat minor
“Hats off, gentlemen, a genius!” These were the words of Robert Schumann when he spoke of the young Chopin. His bold, virtuoso music not only enthralled the musical elite of the Romantic period but still grips us today. Alexey Lebedev, winner of the Busoni Competition, the Maria Canals Competition, and numerous other competitions, is now releasing early works by the Polish-French composer on GENUIN. Among them is Chopin’s first major work, the Rondo in C minor. With this brilliant production, Lebedev also illustrates how much the young rising star drew from the traditions of his time, presenting, among other things, Chopin’s Don Giovanni variations, as well as his first mazurkas – at that time, a completely novel combination of folk and modern salon music.
Fono Forum
"ein gestandener Virtuose mit leuchtendem Ton und perfekter Technik, der noch die unauffälligsten musikalischen Phrasen mit einem Maximum an Charakteristik modelliert" Read the review of March 2023 here on the website of Fono Forum.
Piano News
"Überaus originell und innovativ" Review by Marco Frei, May 2023