16th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, 2010
Daniil Trifonov
CD1
Fryderyk Chopin [1810-1849]
Etude in F major, Op. 10 No. 8 Allegro [1829-1832]
Etude in G sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 6 Allegro [before 1837]
Nocturne in B major, Op. 62 No. 1 [1845?1846]
Scherzo in E major, Op. 54 [1842]
Waltz in E flat major, Op. 18 [1833]
Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 [1846]
Mazurkas, Op. 56 [1843]
Scherzo in C sharp minor, Op. 39 [1839]
Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22
CD2
Polonaise-Fantasy in A flat major, Op. 61 [1846]
Tarantella in A flat major, Op. 43 [1841]
Sonata in B minor, Op. 58 [1844]
Piano Concerto in E minor, Op. 11 [1830]*
Daniil Trifonov, piano
*Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit conductor
Daniil Trifonov, a nineteen-year-old performer, is one of the winners of the 16th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition. He won the 3rd prize and a special prize of the Polish Radio for the best performance of mazurkas. Daniil Trifonov is a sensitive and subtle artist experiencing self-fulfillment via joyful virtuosity, adoring the pastel colouring of piano music. He is the continuator of the Russian tradition, a graduate of the Gnessin School of Music in Moscow. Since 2009 he has been studying in the United States at the Cleveland Institute of Music. His musical portrait from the competition recordings includes i.a.: awarded 3 Mazurkas Op. 56, Nocturne in B major, Op. 62 No. 1, Scherzo in E major, Op. 54 and the final Concerto in E minor, Op. 11.
All the performances were recorded during the 16th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition but they are not merely its chronicle but a specially chosen revised and edited material in which the sound materials from the concerts of finalists and rehearsals were used. ( NIFC )
