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Sweet and Moving,
By Katydid (California, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chopin: Mazurkas (Audio CD)
A fully satisfying rendition of Chopin's mazurkas. Ashkenazy, a Russian, reminds us that these are first and foremost Polish folk dances, and are only secondarily French salon pieces (hence, he avoids the temptation to play these like dreamy, oozing, cloudy, nebulous bits of musical cotton candy, a treatment to which so many artists joy in subjecting poor Frederic's music.) Also, don't miss Ashkenazy's wonderfully introspective recordings of Shostakovich's supremely introspective preludes and fugues. A revelation.
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A Fine Performance,
This review is from: Chopin: Mazurkas (Audio CD)
A wonderful performance of some of Chopin's most poignant compositions. The relatively low profile enjoyed by Chopin's mazurkas, in comparison with his nocturnes, waltzes and preludes, enables them to move the spirit in a manner that is not possible with excessively familiar works - and the mazurkas do move the spirit quite a bit. Get this CD - it will afford you many years of pleasure for less than the cost of two movie tickets.
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I didn't know my computer could make such glorious sounds :),
By Russell "CaptRustyNuts" (South Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chopin: Mazurkas (Audio CD)
Chopin is my all time favorite composer. I don't know why his mazurkas aren't more widely played because they are unbelievable. This CD makes me extremely happy. If you like Chopin, or classical music in general, and you don't have access to his mazurkas, then you should definitely buy this CD. At 18 cents a mazurka, you can't really go wrong.
My two favorites are Op. 17 No. 4 in A minor and Op. 50 No. 3 in C sharp minor... Just wanted to share :)
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