Chopin André Laplante

• Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849): Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35:
• 1 Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35 : I. Grave – Doppio Movimento 05:33
• 2 Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35 : II. Scherzo – Più Lento – Tempo Primo 06:50
• 3 Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35 : III. Marche Funèbre (Lento) 09:57
• 4 Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35 : IV. Finale: Presto 01:26
• Frederic Chopin:
• 5 Nocturne In F Major, Op.15 No 1 04:42
• 6 Nocturne In C Sharp Minor, Op. Post. 04:16
• 7 Mazurka In B Major Op. 63 No 1 02:14
• 8 Mazurka In F Minor Op. 63 No 2 01:40
• 9 Mazurka In C Sharp Minor Op. 63 No 3 02:09
• 10 Fantaisie In F Minor, Op. 49 12:54
• Total Runtime 51:41

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A great piano wizard, André Laplante is using all of his artistry in those renewed versions of Chopin’s staples of the romantic repertoire; among them, the Sonata in B Flat minor Op. 35 and the Fantaisie in F minor Op.49.

"This new Chopin album is very simply dazzling. The Nocturnes are beautifully played, the Mazurkas are elegant and POLISHed (excuse the pun), but it's the Sonata that shines on this new recording. Every note, phrase, nuance, emotion, are all given full meaning and expression, and the final movement, the Presto, is impressive. Other pianists tend to muddle the extremely quick notes without a clear sense of direction, but Laplante manages to make every note crystal clear and accent key notes within the ultra fast blur of this strange movement. Even the virtuoso Hamelin is a bit murky in this devilish section. The sound of the piano is very solid on this very fine Analekta recording. Hopefully, André Laplante will now resume a busier recording schedule." (Jean-Yves Duperron)

André Laplante, piano

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