Composer(s): Chopin, Fryderyk
Conductor(s): Stankovsky, Robert
Artist(s): Biret, Idil
Label: Naxos
Genre: Concerto; Orchestral
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.554541
Barcode: 0636943454121
Release Date: 05/1999

CHOPIN: Fantasia on Polish Airs / Andante spianato / Krakowiak

“Any complete set of Chopin’s piano works on CD is important. With world-class playing it’s remarkable. And at [bargain price] it’s astonishing. Who’s inspiring the superlatives – Ashkenazy, Pogorelich, Pollini? No: Idil Biret.” – Classic CD

“She is Turkish, from Ankara, … In 15 discs she makes a voyage through the entire work of Chopin, including the least known pieces, with a sharpened technique, fully blooming lyricism and minimised emotional outpouring.” – La Croix

“These are some of the finest recorded sounds I have heard.” – American Record Guide

“Enjoyable and idiomatic, unhurried yet alive and alert to the innumerable incidental beauties of these scores.” – Gramophone

Tracklist

Chopin, Fryderyk
Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)
1 I. Introduction: Largo non troppo 04:31
Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)
2 II. Air, "Juz Miesiac Zaszedl": Andantino 03:45
Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)
3 III. Theme de Charles Kurpinski: Allegretto 04:15
Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)
4 IV. Kujawiak: Vivace 03:19
Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)
Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)
5 Andante spianato 04:47
Biret, Idil (piano)
6 Grande Polonaise Brillante 09:37
Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)
Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)
7 Introduction: Largo 05:20
Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)
8 Tema: Allegretto 01:33
Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)
9 Variation I: Brillante 00:59
Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)
10 Variation II: Veloce, ma accuratamente 01:01
Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)
11 Variation III: Sempre sostenuto 01:26
Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)
12 Variation IV: Con bravura 01:04
Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)
13 Variation V: Adagio - alla polacca 07:00
Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)
Biret, Idil (piano)
14 Introduction: Andantino quasi allegretto 02:50
Biret, Idil (piano)
15 Rondo: Allegro non troppo 13:34
Biret, Idil (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:05:01