Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2 / Freire

Nelson Freire

Chopin:
Impromptu No. 3 in G flat major, Op. 51 ed. Jan Ekier Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 ed. Jan Ekier Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 ed. Jan Ekier Mazurkas Op. 50 Nos. 1-3 ed. Jan Ekier Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' ed. Jan Ekier Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Lionel Bringuier

In the third of three new landmark albums on the Decca label, Nelson Freire marks his 70th birthday year with a stunning recording of Chopin’s lyrical and brilliant Piano Concerto No. 2 The recording was made in Cologne with the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln and Lionel Bringuier, one of the most talked-about of the younger generation of conductors and features some favourite Chopin solo works – the Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52, the Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57, the Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53, Three Mazurkas, Op. 50, plus the Impromptu in G flat major Op. 51 This is Freire’s fourth Chopin recording for Decca, which includes his celebrated set of the complete Nocturnes, of which the Guardian wrote: “[Freire] respects the poise and elegance of the melodic lines, floating them exquisitely while teasing out the harmonies beneath with fastidious care; this is Chopin playing of high quality, from one of the finest pianists alive today.”

Price: $16.98