Composer(s): Chopin, Fryderyk
Artist(s): Fujita, Mao
Label: Naxos
Genre: Instrumental
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.574052
Barcode: 747313405275
Release Date: 04/2020

CHOPIN, F.: Scherzos Nos. 1-4 / Impromptus Nos. 1-3 / Fantasy-Impromptu / Allegro de concert (Mao Fujita)

Chopin turned the Scherzo into a new form of piano composition: an independent virtuoso work which he laced with drama, Polish folk song, tranquillity and nuance. With their rhythmic lilt and filigree ornamentation the Impromptus are infused with Romantic freedom, while the Allegro de concert, Op. 46 was originally conceived as a movement for a projected piano concerto but was instead revised for solo piano.

Tracklist

Chopin, Fryderyk
Fujita, Mao (piano)
1 Impromptu No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 29 04:07
Fujita, Mao (piano)
Fujita, Mao (piano)
2 Impromptu No. 2 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 36 05:56
Fujita, Mao (piano)
Fujita, Mao (piano)
3 Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 51 05:09
Fujita, Mao (piano)
Fujita, Mao (piano)
4 Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 04:58
Fujita, Mao (piano)
Fujita, Mao (piano)
5 Allegro de concert, Op. 46 12:28
Fujita, Mao (piano)
Fujita, Mao (piano)
6 Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20 10:19
Fujita, Mao (piano)
Fujita, Mao (piano)
7 Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31 10:24
Fujita, Mao (piano)
Fujita, Mao (piano)
8 Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39 07:28
Fujita, Mao (piano)
Fujita, Mao (piano)
9 Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54 11:17
Fujita, Mao (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:12:06