Vladimir Tropp Plays Chopin

On this CD:

1. Barcarolle for piano in F sharp major, Op. 60, CT 6
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Vladimir Tropp

2. Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 27/1, CT 114
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Vladimir Tropp

3. Nocturne for piano in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT 155
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Vladimir Tropp

4. Polonaise for piano in F sharp minor, Op. 44, CT 154
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Vladimir Tropp

5. Prelude for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 45, CT 190
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Vladimir Tropp

6. Sonata for piano No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT 202
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Vladimir Tropp

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Vladimir Tropp Plays Chopin
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Listen to Dinu Lipatti's Chopin, it should help a lot!
  • Outstanding feel for Chopin's meaning
 Vladimir Tropp Plays Chopin

Manufacturer: Denon Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

PolonaisesPolonaises | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by ChopinAll Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
PreludesPreludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
NocturnesNocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
SonatinasSonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
BarcarollesBarcarolles | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000034QC
Release Date: 1997-12-30

Tracks:

  1. Barcarole in F#, Op.60
  2. 2 Nocturnes, Op.27: No.1 in c#
  3. 2 Nocturnes, Op.27: No.2 in D#
  4. Polonaise No.5 in f#, Op. 44
  5. Prld in c#, Op.45
  6. Pno Son No.2 in b#, Op.35: I. Grave/Dippio Movimento
  7. Pno Son No.2 in b#, Op.35 II. Scherzo
  8. Pno Son No.2 in b#, Op.35 III. Marche Funebre. Lento
  9. Pno Son No.2 in b#, Op.35 IV. Finale. Presto

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Listen to Dinu Lipatti's Chopin, it should help a lot!.......2000-02-02

Before one learns the 'meaning' of Chopin one better should learn to read the text correctly. Looks like Mr. Tropp did not master that technique yet. The magical "Barcarolle" sounds like a shipwreck in the ocean. Rough 'forte' playing with overwhelming pedaling and complete lack of style is a signature of this pianist. We have an advice for Mr. Tropp: listening to Dinu Lipatti might help.

4 out of 5 stars Outstanding feel for Chopin's meaning.......1998-10-11

[Note: This review was first posted here in 1998. I now find Tropp's playing of this wonderful piece too dark, but I won't touch the review or the rating I gave then. But I will say that I now think that far and away the best version of Chopin's "Barcarolle" is Moiseiwitsch's unpublished 1939 version, on the wonderful Appian Publications and Recordings CD, "Piano e forte", APR 2000, available on Amazon.com.] If you haven't heard of Tropp (as I hadn't before John Bell Young's rave review in a recent issue American Record Guide), you will be astonished, or at least extraordinarily impressed, by his outstanding ability to grasp Chopin's meaning. Russian-trained, Tropp has technique to burn, but it's all channeled into a depth of understanding that few contemporary pianists can capture. From the first notes of the opening Barcarolle you know you're in the hands of someone who can reach inside of Chopin, and tell you about it, with a sensitive intensity that's a joy to listen to.

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