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路易.洛提演奏蕭邦第七集(迴旋曲/波麗露/波蘭舞曲/塔朗泰拉舞曲)
路易.洛提 鋼琴

For the seventh volume of his Chopin project, the Canadian pianist and exclusive Chandos Artist Louis Lortie has built a programme that includes works from the earliest to the latest period in the composer's life, all of which are linked by their evocation of 'nationality' – Italy, Spain, and of course Chopin's beloved Poland.

The Rondo a la Mazur, Op. 5 and Rondo, Op. 16 are examples of the longer form that was linked with the 'brilliant' style of piano writing popular in the 1820s. Chopin soon moved away from this, in search of a more progressive compositional style. Composed around the same time as the Op. 16 Rondo, the Bolero, Op. 19 evokes the exoticism of Spain, whilst the Tarantelle, Op. 43 reflects the Parisian vogue for the southern Italian dance sparked by Auber's grand opera La Muette de Portici. Now one of his most celebrated works, the Polonaise, Op. 53 represented for Chopin the culmination of his project, begun with the two Polonaises, Op. 26, to imbue the genre with powerful national symbolism.

These works are interspersed with four sets of Mazurkas, Opp. 17, 30, 63, and 68. Chopin almost single-handedly introduced the Mazurka to Paris when he arrived there in the late 1820s, and continued to compose them throughout his life, transforming this Polish dance into some of his most dazzling and memorable compositions.

FRYDERYK CHOPIN
Quatre Mazurkas, Op.17 12:57
Dediees a Madame Lina Freppa
1. 1 Vivo e risoluto 2:24
in B-Flat Major • in B-Dur • en si bemol majeur
2. 2 Lento ma non troppo 1:51
in E Minor • in e-Moll • en mi mineur
3. 3 Legato assai 4:09
in A-Flat Major • in As-Dur • en la bemol majeur
4. 4 Lento ma non troppo 4:31
in A Minor • in a-Moll • en la mineur

5. Rondo a la Mazur, Op.5 8:24
in F Major • in F-Dur • en fa majeur
Dedie a Mademoiselle la Comtesse Alexandrine de Moriolles
Vivace
6. Bolero, Op.19 7:35
Dedie a Mademoiselle la Comtesse Emilie de Flahault
Introduzione. Allegro molto - Piu lento -
in C Major • in C-Dur • en ut majeur
Bolero. Allegro vivace
in C Major / A Major • inC-Dur / A-Dur • en ut majeur / la majeur

From Quatre Mazurkas, Op.68 5:47
7.1 Vivace 1:50
in C Major • in C-Dur • en ut majeur
8. 2 Lento - Poco piu mosso - Tempo I2:27
in A Minor • in a-Moll • en la mineur
9. 3 Allegro ma non troppo - Poco piu vivo - Tempo I 1:29
in F Major • in F-Dur • en fa majeur

10. Rondo, Op.16 9:40
Dedie a son Eleve Mademoiselle Caroline Hartmann
Introduzione. Andante - Piu mosso - Meno mosso -
in C Minor • in c-Moll • en ut mineur
Rondo. Allegro vivace
in E-Flat Major • in Es-Dur • en mi bemol majeur

Quatre Mazurkas, Op.30 05:47
Dediees a Madame la Princesse de Wurtemberg nee Princesse Czartoryska
11. 1 Allegretto non tanto - Con anima 1:32
in C Minor • in c-Moll • en ut mineur
12. 2 Allegretto 1:16
in B Minor • in h-Moll • en si mineur
13. 3 Allegro non tropo - Risoluto - Con anima 2:42
in D-Flat Major • in Des-Dur • en re bemol majeur
14. 4 Allegretto 3:40
in C-Sharp Minor • in cis-Moll • en ut diese mineur

15. Tarantelle, Op.43 3:22
in A-Flat Major • in As-Dur • en la bemol majeur
Presto

Trois Mazurkas, Op.63 6:08
Dediees a Madame la Comtesse Laure Czosnowska
16. 1 Vivace 2:27
in B Major • in H-Dur • en si majeur
17. 2 Lento 1:32
in F Minor • in f-Moll • en fa mineur
18. 3 Allegretto 2:08
in C-Sharp Minor • in cis-Moll • en ut diese mineur

19. Polonaise, Op.53 ''Heroique'' 7:45
in A-Flat Major • in As-Dur • en la bemol majeur
A Mr Auguste Leo
Maestoso

20. Mazurka, Op.68 No.4 2:07
in F Minor • in f-Moll • en fa mineur
from Quatre Mazurkas
Andantino

Total time: 72:51
Solo: Louis Lortie piano