Thursday, June 12, 2008

乐录 6月

六月,就听 Frédéric Chopin(1810-1849)的 Piano Concerto no.2 in F minor op.21 吧 。

Chopin wrote two piano concertos, both youthful works written before his 21st birthday.
Pianistically, these concertos are marvelous and unprecedented. However, most critics (many of them not having properly studied these works in detail) lobby severe criticism at them because of the uneven balance between piano orchestra. It is true that the relatively short orchestra passages take a backseat to the piano part, and they are scored rather conventionally. Yet it is amazing how adequate the orchestral writing is for a young composer lacking experience as well as training in the field. To claim that Chopin 'could not compose for the orchestra' is selling this audacious enterprise woefully short, and is denying the sheer genius of the young composer.


ymoon's selection:

Piano Concerto no.2 in F minor op.21
I Maestoso

The Seattle Philharmoiioc is conducted by Nico Snel


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