Poland (Box Set) - Chopin Polonaises and Mazurkas | 
 enlarge | Creators: Frederic Chopin, Fryderyk Chopin, Janusz Olejniczak
Label: Opus 111
Category: Music
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Sales Rank: 786567
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
UPC: 709861020072
EAN: 0709861020072
ASIN: B00001NTKE
Release Date: September 7, 1999
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | No.1, Vivace | | • | No.2, Vivo ma non troppo | | • | No.3, Sotto voce | | • | No.4, Presto, ma non troppo | | • | No.5, Vivo | | • | No.1, Vivace | | • | No.2, Lento | | • | No.3, Allegro ma non troppo | | • | No.4, Andantino | | • | No.1, Lento | | • | No.2, Allegro ma non troppo | | • | No.3, Moderato con anima | | • | No.4, Moderato | | • | No.1, Vivo e risoluto | | • | No.2, Lento ma non troppo | | • | No.3, Legato assai | | • | No.4, Lento ma non troppo | | • | No.1, Allegretto non tanto | | • | No.2, Allegretto | | • | No.3, Allegro non troppo | | • | No.4, Allegretto |
Disc 2
| • | No.2, Allegro maestoso in C minor | | • | No.1, Allegro con brio in A major |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
These 1991 recordings feature the Polish pianist Janusz Olejniczak, a Chopin specialist. He plays with sensitivity and a genuine affinity for Chopin's nationalistic idioms, but his rhythm often lacks backbone and incisiveness. One misses the proud swagger and lilting, concentrated sense of line needed to make these works truly take wing. While Olejniczak's rubatos and agogic adjustments are never extreme or mannered, they tend to obscure rather than fortify the music's heartbeat. Arthur Rubinstein's red-blooded eloquence in this repertoire still reigns supreme. --Jed Distler
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