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The Complete Live and Studio Chopin Recordings made by Jorge Bolet (15.XI.1914 – 16.X.1990), the "Romantic Virtuoso", the "Last Romantic" | 1914-2014 - 100th Anniversary.
I. FIRST PART | Jorge Bolet plays Frédéric Chopin (Studio and Live recordings)
00:00 | 7. Nocturnes
Nocturne No.2 Op.9, No.2 youtu.be/BXvsWStcT3M
Nocturne No.15 Op.55, No.1
Nocturne No.5 Op.15, No.2
Nocturne No.7 Op.27, No.1
Nocturne No.8 Op.27, No.2
Nocturne No.18 Op.62, No.2
Nocturne No.3 Op.9, No.3 (*live)
[Still unreleased: "Disc of Seven Nocturnes he had not previously recorded". These recordings are not included. Decca/London Records never issued. If someone know or have, contact me]
41:26 | 24. Préludes Op.28
01:23:05 | 24. Études (*live)
01:23:05 | 12. Études Op.10
01:50:23 | 12. Études Op.25
02:25:33 | 4. Ballades
Ballade No.1 Op.23
Ballade No.2 Op.38
Ballade No.3 Op.47
Ballade No.4 Op.52
03:04:06 Barcarolle, Op.60
03:13:57 Fantaisie Op.49
03:27:07 | 2. Impromptus
Impromptu N.4 Op.66 "Fantaisie"
Impromptu N.3 Op.51 (*live)
03:37:23 | 3. Waltzes
Waltz Op.64 No.1 "Minute"
Waltz Op. posth.
Waltz Op.64 No.2 (*live)
03:46:25 | Berceuse Op.57 (*live) youtu.be/H5te43P9pbA
5. Polonaises (*live)
03:50:53 Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante Op.22
04:04:12 Polonaise No.3 Op.40 No.1 "Military"
04:09:13 Polonaise No.6 Op.53 "Heroic"
04:16:00 Polonaise No.1 Op.26 No.1
04:23:25 Polonaise No.2 Op.26 No.2
04:31:26 | 4. Scherzi
Scherzo No.1 Op.20
Scherzo No.2 Op.31
Scherzo No.3 Op.39
Scherzo No.4 Op.54
05:10:37 | Piano Sonata No.3 Op.58 (*live)
Piano Concertos
05:39:34 | Piano Concerto No.1 in E Minor, Op.11
06:22:30 | Piano Concerto No.2 in F Minor, Op.21
Montréal Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
II. SECOND PART | Chopin's arrangements, variations and paraphrases by Godowsky, Rachmaninov and Liszt
Leopold Godowsky arrangements
06:55:41 | On 8. Chopin's Études
07:24:21 | On 5. Chopin's Waltzs
07:44:20 | Concert paraphrase Grande Valse Brillante Op.18
Sergej Rachmaninov
07:48:52 | Variations on a Theme of Chopin Op.22
Franz Liszt
08:18:31 | Meine Freuden "My Joys" S480/5 (Chopin Op.74/12)
08:22:44 | Madchens Wunsch "The Maiden's Wish" S480/1 (Chopin Op.74/5)
"Jorge Bolet is an avowed Romantic, happy to relax once the serious business of his recital is over. Like Moiseiwitsch, he can be mischievously enterprising, challenging his audience to guess the composer of this or that rare poetic jewel or confection - or, like Rubinstein, he can affectionately confirm and recreate their favourites.[...] Chopin expressed his infinite variety in a single medium, happy to confine his realm of Waltzes, Nocturnes and Etudes, etc., exclusively to the piano. The E flat Nocturne from opus 9 is a poised and fervent transmutation of Field's frail examples of the genre, and that in F sharp is a notably rich and exotic instance of "Chopin's "Night Music" - music, according to one commentator, inseparable from champagne and truffles. The so-called 'Minute' Waltz is too subtle and engaging to be reduced to a sporting event (note the delicious decoration Bolet provides for the end), whereasthe Waltz in E minor is a reminder of how Chopin's fire could enliven a supposedly restricted salon form. The Études,too, magically transform workaday notions of technique into the highest poetry, and never more so than in the opening examples of Op. 25. No. 11 from the same opus, however, represents a rude awakening from such balm or gentleness, yet, as Jorge Bolet amply shows, Chopin's brilliantfury is not an empty barrage of virtuosity or an elaborate foretaste of Sousa, but a visionary study in melody and counter-melody."
Bryce Morrison
The Quest of final Unpublished Recordings.
"The Second and Third CHOPIN Sonatas, and a DISC OF SEVEN NOCTURNES he had not previously recorded and the Berceuse. These Chopin discs were also made in California in spring 1990 - after he had revived from a coma of several weeks duration. I've not heard the sonatas, but I DID HEAR THE NOCTURNES AND FOUND IT TO BE ONE OF THE MOST MOVING AND DISTURBING PIANO DISCS I'VE EVER HEARD. The Bolet tone was mostly gone - disconcertingly monochromatic - and technique putting one in mind of the concerts and recordings of Horzowski in his 90s. But, as with those Horzowski miracles, the playing contains perhaps Bolet’s most profound spiritual content - it's irresistible to project the impression that it was the last testament of a great artist thinking long about his own imminent passing."
Source: jorge-bolet.webs.com/last-years
In MY SEARCH ONLY 7 different Chopin's Nocturnes where issued: 6 by Decca/London Records and 1 by Marston Records. So, I'm notably interested in these nocturnes recordings. So, if someone have the final Chopin Sonatas and Seven Nocturnes not previously issued from DECCA/LONDON Records or Know where I can find them, (even if pirate recordings), please write me back.
The Complete Live and Studio Chopin Recordings made by Jorge Bolet (15.XI.1914 – 16.X.1990), the "Romantic Virtuoso", the "Last Romantic" | 1914-2014 - 100th Anniversary.
I. FIRST PART | Jorge Bolet plays Frédéric Chopin (Studio and Live recordings)
00:00 | 7. Nocturnes
Nocturne No.2 Op.9, No.2 youtu.be/BXvsWStcT3M
Nocturne No.15 Op.55, No.1
Nocturne No.5 Op.15, No.2
Nocturne No.7 Op.27, No.1
Nocturne No.8 Op.27, No.2
Nocturne No.18 Op.62, No.2
Nocturne No.3 Op.9, No.3 (*live)
[Still unreleased: "Disc of Seven Nocturnes he had not previously recorded". These recordings are not included. Decca/London Records never issued. If someone know or have, contact me]
41:26 | 24. Préludes Op.28
01:23:05 | 24. Études (*live)
01:23:05 | 12. Études Op.10
01:50:23 | 12. Études Op.25
02:25:33 | 4. Ballades
Ballade No.1 Op.23
Ballade No.2 Op.38
Ballade No.3 Op.47
Ballade No.4 Op.52
03:04:06 Barcarolle, Op.60
03:13:57 Fantaisie Op.49
03:27:07 | 2. Impromptus
Impromptu N.4 Op.66 "Fantaisie"
Impromptu N.3 Op.51 (*live)
03:37:23 | 3. Waltzes
Waltz Op.64 No.1 "Minute"
Waltz Op. posth.
Waltz Op.64 No.2 (*live)
03:46:25 | Berceuse Op.57 (*live) youtu.be/H5te43P9pbA
5. Polonaises (*live)
03:50:53 Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante Op.22
04:04:12 Polonaise No.3 Op.40 No.1 "Military"
04:09:13 Polonaise No.6 Op.53 "Heroic"
04:16:00 Polonaise No.1 Op.26 No.1
04:23:25 Polonaise No.2 Op.26 No.2
04:31:26 | 4. Scherzi
Scherzo No.1 Op.20
Scherzo No.2 Op.31
Scherzo No.3 Op.39
Scherzo No.4 Op.54
05:10:37 | Piano Sonata No.3 Op.58 (*live)
Piano Concertos
05:39:34 | Piano Concerto No.1 in E Minor, Op.11
06:22:30 | Piano Concerto No.2 in F Minor, Op.21
Montréal Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
II. SECOND PART | Chopin's arrangements, variations and paraphrases by Godowsky, Rachmaninov and Liszt
Leopold Godowsky arrangements
06:55:41 | On 8. Chopin's Études
07:24:21 | On 5. Chopin's Waltzs
07:44:20 | Concert paraphrase Grande Valse Brillante Op.18
Sergej Rachmaninov
07:48:52 | Variations on a Theme of Chopin Op.22
Franz Liszt
08:18:31 | Meine Freuden "My Joys" S480/5 (Chopin Op.74/12)
08:22:44 | Madchens Wunsch "The Maiden's Wish" S480/1 (Chopin Op.74/5)
"Jorge Bolet is an avowed Romantic, happy to relax once the serious business of his recital is over. Like Moiseiwitsch, he can be mischievously enterprising, challenging his audience to guess the composer of this or that rare poetic jewel or confection - or, like Rubinstein, he can affectionately confirm and recreate their favourites.[...] Chopin expressed his infinite variety in a single medium, happy to confine his realm of Waltzes, Nocturnes and Etudes, etc., exclusively to the piano. The E flat Nocturne from opus 9 is a poised and fervent transmutation of Field's frail examples of the genre, and that in F sharp is a notably rich and exotic instance of "Chopin's "Night Music" - music, according to one commentator, inseparable from champagne and truffles. The so-called 'Minute' Waltz is too subtle and engaging to be reduced to a sporting event (note the delicious decoration Bolet provides for the end), whereasthe Waltz in E minor is a reminder of how Chopin's fire could enliven a supposedly restricted salon form. The Études,too, magically transform workaday notions of technique into the highest poetry, and never more so than in the opening examples of Op. 25. No. 11 from the same opus, however, represents a rude awakening from such balm or gentleness, yet, as Jorge Bolet amply shows, Chopin's brilliantfury is not an empty barrage of virtuosity or an elaborate foretaste of Sousa, but a visionary study in melody and counter-melody."
Bryce Morrison
The Quest of final Unpublished Recordings.
"The Second and Third CHOPIN Sonatas, and a DISC OF SEVEN NOCTURNES he had not previously recorded and the Berceuse. These Chopin discs were also made in California in spring 1990 - after he had revived from a coma of several weeks duration. I've not heard the sonatas, but I DID HEAR THE NOCTURNES AND FOUND IT TO BE ONE OF THE MOST MOVING AND DISTURBING PIANO DISCS I'VE EVER HEARD. The Bolet tone was mostly gone - disconcertingly monochromatic - and technique putting one in mind of the concerts and recordings of Horzowski in his 90s. But, as with those Horzowski miracles, the playing contains perhaps Bolet’s most profound spiritual content - it's irresistible to project the impression that it was the last testament of a great artist thinking long about his own imminent passing."
Source: jorge-bolet.webs.com/last-years
In MY SEARCH ONLY 7 different Chopin's Nocturnes where issued: 6 by Decca/London Records and 1 by Marston Records. So, I'm notably interested in these nocturnes recordings. So, if someone have the final Chopin Sonatas and Seven Nocturnes not previously issued from DECCA/LONDON Records or Know where I can find them, (even if pirate recordings), please write me back.
![Chopin - Nocturne No.2 Op.9 [HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/37d65N5cwTs/hqdefault.jpg "Chopin - Nocturne No.2 Op.9 [HD]
Frédéric François Chopin - Nocturne for piano Nº 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, 1832
Total Solar Eclipse by Moon 20.III.2015
The twenty-one Nocturnes of Frédéric Chopin span virtually his entire creative career. Chopin inherited the form from Irish composer John Field; Fields influence is indeed palpable throughout Chopins earliest published entries in the genre. The Three Nocturnes, Op.9 (dedicated to the famous pianist Mme. Camille Pleyel, with whom several noted musicians of the day, including Berlioz and Liszt, fell in love) still betray their stylistic debt to Field, although even at this early stage in his development Chopins melancholic chromaticism and sinewy melodies stand in stark contrast to the Irish composers far simpler pieces.
Nocturne Op.9, No.2 opens with a legato melody, mostly played piano, containing graceful upward leaps which becomes increasingly wide as the line unfolds. This melody is heard again three times during the piece. With each repetition, it is varied by ever more elaborate decorative tones and trills. The nocturne also includes a subordinate melody, which is played with rubato. Chopin composed when he was about twenty. This
Nocturne is the most famous work ever penned by Chopin. In spite of the many tasteless renditions to which it has been subjected over the years (a great many of them on disc, and by performers of some stature), it remains a work of great charm. Of the three pieces in Opus 9, this is the one most heavily indebted to John Field, both in terms of its direct phrase structure and its rather simple atmosphere.
The Nocturne is reflective in mood until it suddenly becomes passionate near the end. The new concluding melody begins softly but then ascends to a high register and is played forcefully in octaves, eventually reaching the loudest part of the piece, marked fortissimo. After a trill-like passage, the excitement subsides; the nocturne ends calmly.")
