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Although only 21 when this album appeared in early 2017, Polish-Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki was no newcomer: he had already been on Deutsche Grammophon's roster since 2010 and released several recordings. The buzz surrounding Lisiecki, especially in Poland and its orbit, has been intense, and this recording will show the curious why. Lisiecki has yet to develop real power (and he's hampered by a rather distant NDR studio acoustic from DG), but the music on the program here, catching the moment when Chopin's distinctive style unfurled like a rare flower, fits his style uncannily well. These piano-and-orchestra works (and one posthumous piano nocturne) are not often performed. Probably the most popular piece is the Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise, Op. 22. Its solo piano introduction was composed after the fact and seems imperfectly joined to the polonaise, but Lisiecki's utterly arresting reading will make you forget all about that. Even better are the other piano-and-orchestra pieces, all of them normally counted as second-tier Chopin. Lisiecki doesn't just make a case for them; he calls the whole ranking into question. Sample the two movements of the the Rondo à la Krakowiak, Op. 14, with Lisiecki setting up subtle tension between the opening pentatonic material and the lively krakowiak, Chopin's only essay in this dance form. The Lisztian Fantasy on Polish Airs, Op. 13, is a flashier work and is not quite as successful, but the Variations on "Là ci darem la mano," Op. 2, have an unusual dramatic sense. This is an extremely promising release from a young specialist in Chopin and Mozart.
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Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise Brillante in G Major / E-Flat Major, Op. 22 (Frédéric Chopin)
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Jan Lisiecki, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Jan Lisiecki, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor, MainArtist - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Rondo à la Krakowiak in F Major, Op. 14 (Frédéric Chopin)
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Jan Lisiecki, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor, MainArtist - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Jan Lisiecki, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor, MainArtist - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" from Mozart's Don Giovanni, Op. 2 (Frédéric Chopin)
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Jan Lisiecki, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor, MainArtist - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Jan Lisiecki, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor, MainArtist - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Jan Lisiecki, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor, MainArtist - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Jan Lisiecki, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor, MainArtist - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Jan Lisiecki, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor, MainArtist - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Jan Lisiecki, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor, MainArtist - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Jan Lisiecki, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor, MainArtist - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Jan Lisiecki, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor, MainArtist - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Fantasy on Polish Airs, Op. 13 (Frédéric Chopin)
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Jan Lisiecki, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor, MainArtist - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Jan Lisiecki, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor, MainArtist - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Jan Lisiecki, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor, MainArtist - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Jan Lisiecki, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor, MainArtist - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer - Jan Lisiecki, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Producer - Rainer Maillard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
Although only 21 when this album appeared in early 2017, Polish-Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki was no newcomer: he had already been on Deutsche Grammophon's roster since 2010 and released several recordings. The buzz surrounding Lisiecki, especially in Poland and its orbit, has been intense, and this recording will show the curious why. Lisiecki has yet to develop real power (and he's hampered by a rather distant NDR studio acoustic from DG), but the music on the program here, catching the moment when Chopin's distinctive style unfurled like a rare flower, fits his style uncannily well. These piano-and-orchestra works (and one posthumous piano nocturne) are not often performed. Probably the most popular piece is the Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise, Op. 22. Its solo piano introduction was composed after the fact and seems imperfectly joined to the polonaise, but Lisiecki's utterly arresting reading will make you forget all about that. Even better are the other piano-and-orchestra pieces, all of them normally counted as second-tier Chopin. Lisiecki doesn't just make a case for them; he calls the whole ranking into question. Sample the two movements of the the Rondo à la Krakowiak, Op. 14, with Lisiecki setting up subtle tension between the opening pentatonic material and the lively krakowiak, Chopin's only essay in this dance form. The Lisztian Fantasy on Polish Airs, Op. 13, is a flashier work and is not quite as successful, but the Variations on "Là ci darem la mano," Op. 2, have an unusual dramatic sense. This is an extremely promising release from a young specialist in Chopin and Mozart.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:42
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Jan Lisiecki NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester Krzysztof Urbański
- Composer: Frédéric Chopin
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
© 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, under exclusive license to Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, under exclusive license to Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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