Category: Frederic Chopin Edition

  • Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 10 – Mazurkas

    Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 10 – Mazurkas

    57 Mazurkas

     

    “In fine form here Mursky clearly relishes these Chopin Mazurkas with highly consistent playing which never fails to lift the spirits. Keeping idiosyncrasy at bay, splendidly managed is the tone and texture. There is an uncommon music sense of phrasing from Mursky together with an abundance of rhythm and style.” – www.musicweb-international.comMichael Cookson, Musicweb International, London

     

    Profil/Edition Guenter Haenssler 2017

    Photos: Felix Broede

  • Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 9 – Sonatas

    Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 9 – Sonatas

    3 Sonatas

     

    RECORD OF THE MONTH – “The cool and vividly clear sound quality shows Mursky to his best advantage. … I loved every minute of this outstanding release with Mursky providing accounts that can stand comparison with the finest. Clearly born to play Chopin he is in quite remarkable form.” – www.musicweb-international.comMichael Cookson, Musicweb International, London

     

    Eugène Mursky never leaves the listener unaffected. He presents us his own view of Chopin’s music and is distinguished by his stylistic diversity. In the sonatas, he does not forsake spectacular sound clashes and dramatic contrasts, but he emphasizes where possible the reflective of the music. Nevertheless, the individual compositions are never gloomy, never depressed, and in this way Mursky takes into account the fact that Chopin was a man of great Noblesse, an ‘aristocrate de coeur’, as René Martin once said.” –www.pizzicato.luPizzicato Magazin, Luxemburg


    Audio/mp3 examples from this album:

    Sonata No. 3 in B minorl, op. 58 II. Scherzo. Molto vivace 03/02
    Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, op. 35 III. Marche funebre 02/03
    Sonata No. 1 in C minor, op. 4 IV.Finale. Presto 01/04 

    Profil/Edition Günter Hänssler 2013

    Photo: Felix Broede

  • Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 8 – Preludes, Variations

    Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 8 – Preludes, Variations

    Preludes, Variations

     

    • “On the Introduction and Variations on Der Schweizer Bub, he sparkles. The carefree emotional tone of the variations and their opportunity to display his virtuosity fit Mursky’s style perfectly” – Fanfare Magazine
    • 24 Preludes op. 28
    • Prelude in c-sharp minor, op. 45
    • Prelude in A-flat
    • Introduction and Variations on a German air “Der Schweizerbub”
    • Variations brillantes on Je vends des scapulaires from Herold’s Ludovic op. 12
    • Souvenir de Paganini Variations on La ci darem la mano from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, op. 2 (Solo-Version)

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  • Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 7 – Songs

    Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 7 – Songs

    Polish Songs, Op. 74

     

    RECORD OF THE MONTH  “Those who still look down on Chopin’s songs should give this a listen. I’m sure they will be converted – just as I was” – Konrad Jarnot (baritone) / Eugène Mursky (piano) – www.musicweb-international.com – Göran Forsling, Musicweb International, London

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  • Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 6 – Nocturnes

    Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 6 – Nocturnes

    19 Nocturnes

     

    “Überhaupt ist die Frage der richtigen Dosierung gewiss die allerheikelste, gerade beim Chopin-Spiel. Geht es um Gefühlsverstärkung, um Demonstration von Ausdrucksqualitäten? Wie rasch rückt dann solch ein versponnen um sich selbst kreiselndes Nocturne, wie etwa das bekannte und höchst beliebte in Cis-moll, op. postum, in die Nähe von Salonkitsch! Und wie zerbrechlich ernst kann es klingen, wenn die gleichen Mittel sparsam und gezielt eingesetzt werden, jeweils der Rhetorik einer Phrase unterworfen. Diese Qualität zeichnet nicht nur das Spiel Nelson Freires aus, man findet sie auch beeindruckend dargeboten von Eugène Mursky, der ebenfalls vor kurzem ein neues Album mit Chopins Nocturnes herausgebracht hat. (more…)

  • Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 5 – Scherzi, Fantasie, Berceuse, Barcarolle

    Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 5 – Scherzi, Fantasie, Berceuse, Barcarolle

    4 Scherzi, Fantasie, Berceuse, Barcarolle

     

    “Er ist kein Pianist, der äußerlich brilliert, sondern behutsam die Besonderheiten und Kostbarkeiten seines Spiels enthüllt. Je länger man seinem Spiel lauscht, desto faszinierter ist man von der Fülle seiner Ausdrucksmöglichkeiten. Mursky geht aus der Perspektive des Komponisten an die Werke heran, komponiert gewissermaßen die Musik nach. Man hat unwillkürlich das Bild des Komponisten beim Ersinnen seiner Werke am Klavier vor Augen: nachdenkend, wieder innehaltend, sich selbst lauschend – und mit Begeisterung an jeder neu gefundenen Klangfarbe. Eine wirkliche Bereicherung der Chopin-Diskographie. – RBB Kulturradio Berlin

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  • Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 4 – Etudes

    Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 4 – Etudes

     width= Etudes op. 10 & op. 25, Trois nouvelle Etudes

     

    “Crossing the Rubicon from pragmatism to poetry and transforming each study into a tone-poem of the highest quality is a supreme test of musicianship, and although Mursky is able he is rarely remarkable.” – Gramophone Magazine

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  • Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 3 – Polonaises

     width=16 Polonaises, Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise op. 22

     

    “Generally, Mursky is at his finest in the early Polonaises, approaching their graceful contours and ear-tickling virtuosity with a special care and affection as well as generously offering virtually all the repeats” – Gramophone Magazin

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  • Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 2 – Waltzes

    Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 2 – Waltzes

     width=19 Waltzes

     

    “…this is his most compelling CD release to date, with no small help from the Bavarian Radio production team’s warm, intimate sonics.” Classics Today

     

    “Eugéne Mursky gives the waltzes a very personal touch…”
    Piano News

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  • Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 1 – Ballades

    Frederic Chopin Edition Vol. 1 – Ballades

    4 Ballades, 4 Impromptus, Bolero

     

    “Have you ever imagined what Chopin might sound like when played in the style of Glenn Gould’s Bach? Well, here’s your chance to find out! Eugéne Mursky’s highly analytical, compulsively detailed performances X-ray the works down to their linear skeletons, uncovering inner voices and hidden melodies within flurries of passagework that even Josef Hofmann and Shura Cherkassky couldn’t divine. Forget about narrative sweep, rhythmic life, heartfelt lyricism, and any other characteristics that characterize “normal” Chopin playing” – Classics Today

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