Lugansky Plays Chopin

NIKOLAI LUGANSKY PLAYS CHOPIN

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

1 in C major

2 in A minor

3 in E major

4 in C♯ minor

5 in G♭ major

6 in E♭ minor

7 in C major

8 in F major

9 in F minor

10 in A♭ major

11 in E♭ major

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 full set, 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

1 in A♭ major