Description
Brilliant Classics: Chopin - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Paolo Giacometti - Classical Piano CD
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Product Details:
- Product Type: Audio CD
- Label: Brilliant Classics
- Catalog Number: 93256
- Artist: Paolo Giacometti (piano)
- Orchestra: Rotterdam Young Philharmonic
- Conductor: Arie van Beek
- Composer: Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
- Genre: Classical / Romantic Piano Concerto
- Recording Date: 26/27 June 1998, Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht
- EAN: 4265264262663
- Condition: Brand New, Factory Sealed
Product Features
- Format: 1 CD
- Tracks: 6 (3 movements per concerto)
- Total Duration: 73 minutes 02 seconds
- Recording Producer & Engineer: C. Jared Sacks
- Packaging: Standard jewel case, shrink-wrapped
- Manufactured: EU
Overview
Both of Chopin's piano concertos on a single disc, cleanly recorded and sensibly priced — this Brilliant Classics release does exactly what a budget classical label should do, and does it well.
The two concertos are a natural pair and a logical program. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 runs just over forty minutes across three movements and is the more dramatic of the two — the opening "Allegro maestoso" alone takes nearly twenty minutes. Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 is the more inward, lyrical work, its central "Larghetto" one of Chopin's most purely beautiful slow movements. Together they give a complete picture of Chopin the orchestral pianist: technically demanding, harmonically subtle, and never far from the salon intimacy that defines his style even in a concert hall.
Paolo Giacometti plays with a clean, unfussy technique that serves the music without imposing on it. The Rotterdam Young Philharmonic under Arie van Beek provides an accompaniment that is attentive without being cautious. The 1998 recording at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg in Utrecht, produced and engineered by C. Jared Sacks, is warm and well-balanced.
A solid, no-fuss recording of two essential works. An easy recommendation for anyone building a classical collection.
Interesting Facts
- Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor (Op. 21) was actually composed before No. 1 in E minor (Op. 11) — the numbering reflects publication order, not composition order.
- Chopin was just nineteen when he premiered the F minor concerto in Warsaw in 1830; the E minor followed later that same year.
- Paolo Giacometti is a Dutch pianist of Italian descent, particularly known for his period-instrument performances and recordings of Romantic repertoire.
- C. Jared Sacks, who produced and engineered this recording, is the founder of Channel Classics Records — one of the most respected audiophile labels in the Netherlands.
- The Rotterdam Young Philharmonic is a training orchestra drawn from Dutch conservatoires, with a long record of professional-level recordings and concerts.
- Brilliant Classics, founded in the Netherlands in 1994, has become one of the world's largest budget classical labels, making high-quality recordings accessible at affordable prices.
Track Listing
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
- Allegro maestoso - 19'18
- Romance, larghetto - 10'43
- Rondo, vivace - 10'02
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
- Maestoso - 13'52
- Larghetto - 10'17
- Allegro vivace - 8'27
Total time: 73'02
Publishers
Brilliant Classics. www.brilliantclassics.com. Recorded 26/27 June 1998, Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht. Recording producer & engineer: C. Jared Sacks.
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