Chopin / Badura-Skoda- Paul Badura-Skoda Plays Chopin: Sonata in B
Pianist, scholar and pedagogue Paul Badura-Skoda may best be known to the music loving public at large as an exponent of the Viennese classics. In fact, Badura-Skoda's lengthy career covers far more musical ground than he is usually given credit for, from his awesome teenage prowess as an accordion virtuoso to the flamenco-inspired flair he brought to Frank Martin's Fantasie, a work written especially for Badura-Skoda. In January 2005, we heard Badura-Skoda in an intimate, semi-private recital in New York, where the 77-year-old pianist covered a wide repertoire range with consummate authority and still-impressive technical command, notably in a shimmering, intense performance of Ravel's Ondine from Gaspard de la nuit. A selection of Chopin short pieces proved no less idiomatic, and served to remind US this composer also has preoccupied Badura-Skoda for a long time. Chopin also figures in the pianist's uncommonly large and wide-ranging discography of more than 200 releases, including the present 1971-5 studio recordings, all but one piece being released now for the first time.
Tracklist:
- Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58: I. Allegro Maestoso
- Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58: II. Scherzo: Molto Vivace
- Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58: III. Largo
- Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58: IV. Finale: Presto, Non Tanto
- Mazurka No. 41 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 63, No. 3
- Mazurka No. 47 In A Minor, Op. 68, No. 2
- Mazurka No. 21 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 4
- 12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 13 In A Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study"
- Fantasy In F Minor, Op. 49
- Polonaise No. 7 In A Flat Major, Op. 61, "Polonaise-Fantaisie"
UPC > 017685124822
Format > New CD
Label > Music & Arts Program
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Pianist, scholar and pedagogue Paul Badura-Skoda may best be known to the music loving public at large as an exponent of the Viennese classics. In fact, Badura-Skoda's lengthy career covers far more musical ground than he is usually given credit for, from his awesome teenage prowess as an accordion virtuoso to the flamenco-inspired flair he brought to Frank Martin's Fantasie, a work written especially for Badura-Skoda. In January 2005, we heard Badura-Skoda in an intimate, semi-private recital in New York, where the 77-year-old pianist covered a wide repertoire range with consummate authority and still-impressive technical command, notably in a shimmering, intense performance of Ravel's Ondine from Gaspard de la nuit. A selection of Chopin short pieces proved no less idiomatic, and served to remind US this composer also has preoccupied Badura-Skoda for a long time. Chopin also figures in the pianist's uncommonly large and wide-ranging discography of more than 200 releases, including the present 1971-5 studio recordings, all but one piece being released now for the first time.
Tracklist:
- Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58: I. Allegro Maestoso
- Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58: II. Scherzo: Molto Vivace
- Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58: III. Largo
- Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58: IV. Finale: Presto, Non Tanto
- Mazurka No. 41 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 63, No. 3
- Mazurka No. 47 In A Minor, Op. 68, No. 2
- Mazurka No. 21 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 4
- 12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 13 In A Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study"
- Fantasy In F Minor, Op. 49
- Polonaise No. 7 In A Flat Major, Op. 61, "Polonaise-Fantaisie"
UPC > 017685124822
Format > New CD
Label > Music & Arts Program
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.