Nikolai Lugansky plays Chopin beautifully. He brings out Chopin's classical side, clarity and precision, rather than the romantic. Rubato is delicately perceptible and limited to moments of musical necessity. But from what we know about Chopin's own style of playing, it is not difficult to imagine that he would have approved. The performance of the Nocturne Op 48 n°1 is of particular interest. It is not one of the most often performed Nocturnes and receives a splendid reading By Lugansky.
Chopin Études Opus 10
n°1 in C Major
n°2 in A minor
n°3 in E Major
n°4 in C sharp minor
n°5 in G flat Major
n°6 in E flat minor
n°7 in C Major
n°8 in F Major
n°9 in F minor
n°10 in A flat Major
n°11 in E flat Major
n°12 in C minor
The recordings of both sets of Etudes, Op 10 and Op 25, are available on Erato records. I heartily recommend their purchase. Perhaps not since Vladimir Ashkenazy burst on the scene in the late 1950s with his first MK recording of the Chopin Etudes, and Maurizio Pollini did the same about 10 years later, has there been as exciting a complete recording of the Chopin Etudes.
Chopin Études Opus 25
n°1 in A flat Major
n°2 in F minor
n°3 in F Major
n°4 in A minor
n°5 in E minor
n°6 in G sharp minor
n°7 in C sharp minor
n°8 in D flat Major
n°9 in G flat Major
n°10 in B minor
n°11 in A minor
n°12 in C minor
Chopin Ballade n°3 Op 47 in A-Flat Major
Chopin Ballade n°4 in F minor Op 52 Recorded in 2004
Part I
Part II
Chopin Nocturne Op 48 n°1 in C minor Recorded in 2004
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