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Chopin, Cyprien Katsaris
Piano Sonatas 1-3
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4, CT. 201: Allegro maestoso
2. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4, CT. 201: Menuetto
3. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4, CT. 201: Larghetto
4. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4, CT. 201: Finale: Presto
5. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: Grave - Doppio movimento
6. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: Scherzo
7. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: Marche funebre
8. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: Finale: Presto
9. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: Allegro maestoso
10. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: Scherzo
11. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: Largo
12. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: Finale: Presto, non tanto - Agitato

CD Details

All Artists: Chopin, Cyprien Katsaris
Title: Piano Sonatas 1-3
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Original Release Date: 1/1/1992
Re-Release Date: 10/6/1992
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Romantic (c.1820-1910)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 074644848328

CD Reviews

SONATAS BEYOND THE PALE

Melvyn M. Sobel | Freeport (Long Island), New York | 01/24/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Cyprien Katsaris is a rare bird, indeed. His Chopin is daringly innovative, skewed and almost heretical. Possessed of an existential bent, Katsaris ventures intrepidly into the nether regions of the composer's soul with a startling, and blatant, manifest intensity. He brings to the Sonatas an emotional arsenal second to none, a technique beyond criticism, and an otherworldly vision that is decidedly cosmic in its beauty. To hear the "Funeral March" Sonata played by Katsaris is to have the lid blasted off your psyche; and Sonata No. 3, with its gut-wrenching Largo, removes all doubt relative to whether or not these are mere performances or, rather, musical recreations of life, death and everything in-between.

[Running time: 76:56]"

Katsaris' Best Chopin Recording!

Scriabinmahler | UK | 07/23/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"
This is certainly the best Chopin recording Katsaris made with Sony. For all three sonatas, his playing has more depth and richer tonal colours. Third sonata is the highlight of this disc and the fire of the Rondo-Finale can well match the likes of Rubinstein, Kapell, Pogorelich and Pletnev."