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Rosina Lhevinne Plays Chopin Piano Concerto No 1+ Schumann Overture Scherzo and Finale for Orchestra op 52 (Vanguard)

Fryderyk Chopin, Robert Schumann, John Barnett
Rosina Lhevinne Plays Chopin Piano Concerto No 1+ Schumann Overture Scherzo and Finale for Orchestra op 52 (Vanguard)
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (6) - Disc #1
1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: Allegro maestoso
2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: Romance
3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: Rondo
4. Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52: Overture: Andante con moto/Allegro
5. Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52: Scherzo: Vivo/Trio
6. Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52: Finale: Allegro molto vivace

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All Artists: Fryderyk Chopin, Robert Schumann, John Barnett, National Orchestral Association, Rosina Lhevinne
Title: Rosina Lhevinne Plays Chopin Piano Concerto No 1+ Schumann Overture Scherzo and Finale for Orchestra op 52 (Vanguard)
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Label: Vanguard Classics
Release Date: 7/29/1997
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Keyboard
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 723918006024

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Hearing this disc is like time-travel. Rosina Lhévinne made this recording to celebrate her 80th birthday. She was a famous piano teacher (of Van Cliburn, among others), but seldom played in public after the 1940s. She hadn't lost a thing, though. The way she plays Chopin comes from a more gracious era, when people could take the time to say something without hurry. Lhévinne's tone, phrasing, and songful expression produce the type of music we usually hear only on scratchy old recordings, but here it is in excellent stereo. John Barnett and the orchestra support the soloist discreetly, then step out front for a raucous version of the little-known Schumann. --Leslie Gerber

CD Reviews

The most lyrical interpretation I have ever heard !

06/19/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The disc is short but Rosina Lhevinne played the concerto long. It is the most lyrical interpretation I have ever heard on this piece, especially the second movement. An exceptional slow tempo on that movement reveals Mrs. Lhevinne's profound musicianship, which is hardly found on her counterparts nowadays."

Rosina Lhevinne Chopin Concerto # 1

R. Martson | Santa Monica, CA | 08/01/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Rosina Lhevinne, the truly extraordinary pianist and pedagogue delivers one of the most nuanced, poetic, heartfelt performances ever heard of this masterpiece. It's understandable why some critics favored her playing to her husband, the legendary Josef Lhevinne. ( I know I do )"