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Chopin: 4 Ballades; Fantaisie, Op.49; Prelude, Op.45
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About Chopin: 4 Ballades; Fantaisie, Op.49; Prelude, Op.45
Product description DGG 4596832; DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON - Germania; Classica da camera Piano Amazon.com This disc is typical of Pollini's Chopin playing. There is always feeling in the music, and it is consistently expressive, in Pollini's patrician way. But if you want to hear a pianist getting his hands dirty in this music, this is definitely not the disc for you. Pollini's poetry is always refined; even his stormy outbursts are elegant. Although the Fantasie seems underpowered--and Pollini, with his extraordinary technique, still takes an unwritten extra beat for comfort when he has to skip from the top of the keyboard to the bottom--the remaining performances are extraordinary enough in their way to be well worth hearing, providing their own unique perspective on Chopin. Just don't expect the passion of Rubinstein. At 48:16, this is quite short measure for a contemporary full-price CD. --Leslie Gerber
