Zlata Chochieva - Chopin Études Complete (2014)

Tracklist

01. Etudes, Op. 10: No. 1 in C Major (Allegro)
02. Etudes, Op. 10: No. 2 in A Minor (Allegro)
03. Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major (Lento ma non troppo)
04. Etudes, Op. 10: No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor (Presto)
05. Etudes, Op. 10: No. 5 in G-Flat Major (Vivace)
06. Etudes, Op. 10: No. 6 in E-Flat Minor (Andante)
07. Etudes, Op. 10: No. 7 in C Major (Vivace)
08. Etudes, Op. 10: No. 8 in F Major (Allegro)
09. Etudes, Op. 10: No. 9 in F Minor (Allegro molto agitato)
10. Etudes, Op. 10: No. 10 in A-Flat Major (Vivace assai)
11. Etudes, Op. 10: No. 11 in E-Flat Major (Allegretto)
12. Etudes, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor (Allegro con fuoco)
13. Etudes, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major 'Aeolian Harp' (Allegro sostenuto)
14. Etudes, Op. 25: No. 2 in F Minor (Presto)
15. Etudes, Op. 25: No. 3 in F Major (Allegro)
16. Etudes, Op. 25: No. 4 in A Minor (Agitato)
17. Etudes, Op. 25: No. 5 in E Minor (Vivace)
18. Etudes, Op. 25: No. 6 in G-Sharp Minor (Allegro)
19. Etudes, Op. 25: No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor (Lento)
20. Etudes, Op. 25: No. 8 in D-Flat Major (Vivace)
21. Etudes, Op. 25: No. 9 in G-Flat Major 'Butterfly' (Allegro Assai)
22. Etudes, Op. 25: No. 10 in B Minor (Allegro con fuoco)
23. Etudes, Op. 25: No. 11 in A Minor (Lento-Allegro con brio)
24. Etudes, Op. 25: No. 12 in C Minor 'Ocean' (Molto allego con fuoco)
25. 3 Nouvelles études, B.130: No. 1 in F Minor (Andantino)
26. 3 Nouvelles études, B.130: No. 2 in A-Flat Major (Allegretto)
27. 3 Nouvelles études, B.130: No. 3 in D-Flat Major (Allegretto)



Even in this age where pyrotechnics seem commonplace, the recording of Chopins complete Études presents a huge challenge for any pianist. Zlata Chochievas interpretation is a special one: not only she conquers the daunting technical difficulties with apparent ease and supreme mastery, but she brings out the poetry, the colours, the joy and the sorrow of each individual study, thus creating a string of 24 miniature masterpieces, rather than a marathon of technical display. Zlatas previous recording for Piano Classics (Rachmaninoff Piano Sonata 1 and Chopin Variations PCL0047) received high praise in the international press: the possessor of a comprehensive technique she brings an inner glow to every bar. Her playing is indelibly Russian in its fullness and warmth, backed by dauntless and easy commandpoetic and pianistic demand could hardly go further (Bryce Morrison in Gramophone), Glowing, perfectly modelled, full of fantasy, 5 STAR (Fono Forum), Zlata Chochieva is a pianists pianist (Musicweb).

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