Piano Works: Barenboim (Warsaw Recital)

DANIEL BARENBOIM - THE WARSAW RECITAL

Fryderyk Chopin:
Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49
Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 27, No. 2
Sonata in B flat minor, Op. 35
Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
Waltz in F major, Op. 34, No. 3
Waltz in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2
Waltz in C sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2
Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57
Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53
Mazurka in F minor, Op. 7, No. 3
Waltz in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1

Daniel Barenboim, piano

Recorded live at the Filharmonia Narodowa, Warsaw, 28 February 2010.

Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Running time: 91 mins
No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9)

Frederic Chopin Year 2010 coincides with the 60th anniversary of Daniel Barenboim’s stage debut, and as a pianist he has decided to devote this year to the great Romantic master of the keyboard.

The program comprised some of the composer’s best-known works, including the great B flat minor Sonata with its famous Funeral March, which sounded to many “as the composer may well have imagined it”.

While Chopin used to advise his piano scholars to take singing lessons, Barenboim, as an experienced conductor of operas is most familiar with the human voice as well. With his brilliant virtuosity, he lead the audience through a most colorful program, once again proving his talent for this composer.