Composer: Frédéric François Chopin
Performer: Vestard Shimkus
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Artalinna
Catalogue: 230292
Release: 2018
Size: 1.01 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23: Largo – Moderato
02. Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38: Andantino – Presto con fuoco
03. Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47
04. Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
3 Nocturnes, Op. 9
05. I. Larghetto in B-Flat Minor
06. II. Andante in E-Flat Major
07. III. Allegretto in B Major
08. Fantaisie-impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66: Allegro agitato – Largo – Moderato cantabile
09. Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31
10. Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post.
In September 2017, during the Brussels Chopin Days, the annual concert season entirely dedicated to the music of the Polish composer, Vestard Shimkus gave a recital that unveiled his irrefutable and oh so personal sense of construction, combined with a narrative power as rare as it is spellbinding, thus confirming his place at the apex among the most striking pianists of the new generation.