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Frédéric Chopin

Artists
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Catalogue Number:
470 608-2 DSA
International Release Date:
November 2002
Audio clips:
No.1 in D flat major “Minute”
Barcarolle in F sharp major, op.60


TRACKLISTING
Ballade No.4 in F minor, op.52
Berceuse, op.57
Polonaise-fantaisie, op.61
Two Nocturnes, Op.62
Three Waltzes, op.64
Three Mazurkas, op.59
Barcarolle, op.60
ABOUT THIS SACD
 Vladimir Ashkenazy’s recording career spans almost four decades, beginning in the heyday of LP and now encompassing the arrival of the latest audio disc technology, Super Audio CD. For his first SACD release on Decca, the great Russian pianist returns to his beloved Chopin with a programme framed by two of the composer’s greatest works, the Fourth Ballade and the Barcarolle. And, for the first time, Ashkenazy’s Chopin can be enjoyed in four-channel SACD surround sound.

This solo recital also demonstrates the advantages that SACD surround sound can bring to a solo piano recording – greater clarity and fidelity of piano sound, but also a compelling immediacy that brings the listener ‘into the presence’ of the actual performance.

The original high-resolution 48kHz / 24 bit PCM recording has been transferred to DSD for this SACD release. In addition to four-channel SACD surround sound, the disc features SACD stereo, plus CD stereo (offering compatibility with all CD players).

KEY FACTS
68 minutes SACD Surround / SACD Stereo /
CD Stereo		 Kuopio Music Centre, Finland
June 1999
48kHz / 24 bit four-channel PCM recording
English / French / German 466 708-2
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