Description
Title: Polonaises 1
Artist: Idil Biret
Label: Naxos
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 636943453421
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 1999-09-28
Number of Discs: 1
The Polonaise in C-sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1 and the Polonaise in E-flat minor, Op. 26 No. 2 were composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1836. Both of them were dedicated to Josef Dessauer. Both Polonaises require considerable technique and stamina to be performed well. The Polonaise opens with a fiery Allegro appasionato in C-sharp minor, the primary theme preceded by descending octaves. The section climaxes with a series of virtuosic arpeggio figures which give way to a tender melody. This is then followed by a repetition of the theme. After this opening section there is a new theme introduced in the enharmonic D-flat major. This new theme is then developed and followed by a new left hand melody, which increases the tension until a repeat of the meno mosso. This polonaise is very diverse in textures, dynamics, and moods, and sometimes is considered one of the best polonaises by Chopin.
Tracks:
1.1 Polonaise in C#, Op.26, No.1
1.2 Polonaise in E Flat, Op.26, No.2
1.3 Polonaise in a, Op.40, No.1, ”Military”
1.4 Polonaise in C, Op.40, No.2
1.5 Polonaise in F#, Op.44
1.6 Polonaise in a Flat, Op.53, ”Heroic”
1.7 Polonaise in a Flat, Op.61, ”Polonaise-Fant”
