Composer: Fryderyk Chopin
Performer: Nao Fujita
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Size: 1.06 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Impromptu No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 29
02. Impromptu No. 2 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 36 (Live)
03. Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 51 (Live)
04. Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
05. Allegro de concert in A Major, Op. 46
06. Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20
07. Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31
08. Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39
09. Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54 (Live)
Chopin turned the Scherzo into a new form of piano composition: an independent virtuoso work which he laced with drama, Polish folk song, tranquility and nuance. With their rhythmic lilt and filigree ornamentation the Impromptus are infused with Romantic freedom, while the Allegro de concert, Op. 46 was originally conceived as a movement for a projected piano concerto but was instead revised for solo piano. Mao Fujita was awarded Second Prize at the 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2019. A laureate of numerous national and international competitions such as the World Classic in Taiwan (2010, first prize in the junior section), the Rosario Marciano International Piano Competition in Vienna (Austria, 2013), the Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians (2015), the Gina Bachauer International Young Artists Piano Competition in (USA, 2016) and many others. In 2017 he won the first prize as well as three special prizes at the Concours International De Piano Clara Haskil in Switzerland. In October 2019, Fujita made his UK debut with the Mariinsky Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev, which was critically acclaimed by The Times. Immediately following this success, he made his debut in Seoul and Moscow. Mao Fujita has recorded several albums under the Naxos Japan label, which include woks by Beethoven, Chopin, Mozart, Liszt and Prokofiev, among others.