Idil Biret -Klaviermusik Vol.9 -Naxos CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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01. "Polonaise No. 8 in D minor, Op. 71, No. 1"

02. "Polonaise No. 9 in B flat major, Op. 71, No. 2"

03. "Polonaise No. 10 in F minor, Op. 71, No. 3"

04. "Polonaise No. 11 in G minor"

05. "Polonaise No. 12 in B flat major"

06. "Polonaise No. 13 in A flat major"

07. "Polonaise No. 14 in G sharp minor"

08. "Polonaise No. 15 in B flat minor"

09. "Polonaise No. 16 in G flat major"

10. "Andante spianato"

11. "Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22: Grande Polonaise"

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Biret

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The Polonaise in C-sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1 and the Polonaise in E-flat minor, Op. 26 No. 2 were composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1836. Both of them were dedicated to Josef Dessauer. Both Polonaises require considerable technique and stamina to be performed well. The second polonaise's main theme, a contrast to the majestic and joyful one in the first, features an even rhythm of semiquaver chords in the right hand starting with C minor, and a mournful melody played in octaves by the left, with occasional lines played by the right hand. It is interspersed with a more serene theme, before switching to the trio section in A? major, which incorporates typical polonaise rhythms. The main theme is then repeated, with an added dramatic melody in the right hand.

? 1992, © 1999. Made in Canada. Includes 8pp booklet with notes in English. Playing time 76:30. Recorded April, 1991 at Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany. Originally released as [url=https://www.discogs.com/Chopin-Idil-Biret-Polonaises-Complete-Vol-2/release/4199841]Naxos 8.550361[/url]. This version has the notice ?MADE IN CANADA? on the reverse. Front cover has a medallion portrait of Chopin by Jean-François-Antoine Bovy, and a larger portrait painting that is uncredited.

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8554535

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