Andrzej Pikul - Chopin: Polonaises (2016)

Tracklist
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CD1
01. Polonaise No. 12 in B-Flat Major, B. 3
02. Polonaise No. 11 in G Minor, B. 1
03. Polonaise No. 13 in A-Flat Major, B. 5
04. Polonaise No. 14 in G-Sharp Minor, B. 6
05. Polonaise No. 15 in B-Flat Minor, B. 13
06. Polonaises, Op. 71: No. 1 in D Minor
07. Polonaises, Op. 71: No. 3 in F Minor
08. Polonaises, Op. 71: No. 2 in B-Flat Major
09. Polonaise No. 16 in G-Flat Major, B. 36

CD2
01. Polonaises, Op. 26: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor
02. Polonaises, Op. 26: No. 2 in E-Flat Minor
03. Polonaises, Op. 40: No. 1 in A Major "Military"
04. Polonaises, Op. 40: No. 2 in C Minor
05. Polonaise No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44
06. Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 "Heroic"
07. Polonaise No. 7 in A-Flat Major, Op. 61 "Polonaise-fantaisie"

Among various dance forms cultivated by Chopin, the polonaises appear to be the most significant. When he was seven they were at the beginning of his creative journey, the end of which is marked by Polonaise-Fantasie – his last great piano solo piece. Therefore the polonaises are not only the proof of the composer’s genius; they are also the unique genre that shows the pianistic and stylistic evolution of Chopin’s work. Andrzej Pikul certainly demonstrates this with a dynamic piano performance.