Martin Stadtfeld - Chopin: Return to Warsaw (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Nocturne Meditation (After Nocturnes, Op. 37: No. 2, Andantino)
02. Funeral March Meditation (After Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: III. Marche funèbre)
03. Piano Concerto in A Major Return To Warsaw, Reconstructed by T.J. Herrmann und M. Stadtfeld: I. Allegro de concert, Op. 46 (Arr. for Piano & Orchestra by T.J. Herrmann)
04. Piano Concerto in A Major Return To Warsaw, Reconstructed by T.J. Herrmann und M. Stadtfeld: II. Improvisation (After Boléro, Op. 19)
05. Piano Concerto in A Major Return To Warsaw, Reconstructed by T.J. Herrmann und M. Stadtfeld: III. Meditation (After Boléro, Op. 19)
06. Piano Concerto in A Major Return To Warsaw, Reconstructed by T.J. Herrmann und M. Stadtfeld: IV. Boléro, Op. 19 (Arr. for Piano & Orchestra by T.J. Herrmann)
07. Polonaise in G Minor, B. 1
08. Largo in E-Flat Major, B. 109
09. Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major
10. Violoncello Meditation (After Cello Sonata, Op. 65: III. Largo)
11. Spring Meditation (After Polish Songs, Op. 74: No. 2, Wiosna)
12. Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 1 in D-Flat Major Minute Waltz
13. Berceuse, Op. 57 (Short Edit)
14. Mazurkas, Op. 63: No. 3, Allegretto (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Martin Stadtfeld)
15. Mazurkas, Op. 56: No. 2, Vivace (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Martin Stadtfeld)

What would Frédéric Chopin's never-completed third piano concerto sound like? Perhaps the way pianist Martin Stadtfeld imagines it together with conductor and arranger Timo Jouko Herrmann. Originally conceived as a large-scale concerto, the Allegro de concert op. 46 appears on the album Chopin: Return to Warsaw in an orchestral version that recreates Chopin's tonal language with the greatest stylistic sensitivity. As a perfect counterpart, Chopin's rarely played Bolero op. 19 can be heard in an orchestration that is as gentle as it is colorful. Together they form the reconstructed Concerto in A major, played by Martin Stadtfeld and accompanied by the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra under T. J. Herrmann. The program is complemented by well-known nocturnes, waltzes, the Berceuse and Stadtfeld's own arrangements of Chopin's pieces.