Sunday, August 15, 2010

Chopin: Polonaises (Pollini)

Authoritative interpretation. Strong, commanding. Great force from transparently virtuoso Maurizio Pollini.
Perfectly strict left hand in Polonaise héroïque.
Deutsche Grammophon CD, with Maurizio Pollini, piano, recorded 1976


Name Key Catalogue InstructionObservations
Polonaise 1C#mop. 26 #1Allegro appassionato
Polonaise 2Ebmop. 26 #2Maestoso
Polonaise 3Aop. 40 #1Allegro con brio 'Militaire'
Polonaise 4Cmop. 40 #2Allegro maestoso
Polonaise 5F#mop. 44Tempo di polacca - doppio movimento, tempo di Mazurka - Tempo 1
Polonaise 6Abop. 53Maestoso 'Héroïque'
Polonaise 7Abop. 61Allegro maestoso Polonaise-Fantaisie
Chopin's Polonaises at Wikipedia

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