A Hungarian pianist whose links with Chopin extend from preparing editions of his music to performing his works on historical instruments, Alex Szilasi s awards include Best Soloist from Hungarian Radio (1991), the Ferenc Kölcsey Cultural Prize (2005), and Classical Musician of the Year from both the Hungarian Academy (2007) and the Hungarian classical and jazz magazine Gramofon (2008). This is the Fryderyk Chopin Institute s first release of Szilasi s recordings of Chopin nocturnes with the unique sound of a Pleyel upright piano from 1847. Recorded at the Witold Lutos awski Concerto Studio of Polish Radio, Warsaw, February 2012.
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Better than expected
I picked this up at a discount, and I must say that the period upright piano sounds nice enough. It's light, offers nice timbral distinction, and Alex Szilasi displays a fine touch, delivering some fine small-scale playing with dynamic and tonal nuances. It would be interesting to hear him on a modern grand.
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