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Sublime PolonaisesOctober 4, 2008 T. McAuley(New York, NY USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The performances on this recording are utterly superb. Ohlsson has Chopin in his heart and soul and it shines out everywhere (and it's a special pianist who can claim that!). There may be a few affectations here and there, but they're minor, and it is Chopin, so that might be somewhat unavoidable, ultimately (it must have been incredible to hear Chopin play these himself--these are obviously very important pieces in his oeuvre). Overall, the presentation is, as I said, superb. And the music is to die for!
Chopin ReincarnatedSeptember 13, 2006 Vera Kolb Gregory(Kenosha, WI) 6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This recording is a must for any music lover! Mr. Ohlsson will help you emerge from the cave of musical shadows, into which you were perhaps driven by lesser performers. You will get no schmaltz from Mr. Ohlsson; he is as far away from the schmaltz as Tolstoy's Anna Karenina is from the Harlequin Romances. You will be brought out from the shadows to the goodness of the musical sun, by this supreme performance in which Mr. Ohlsson has reincarnated Chopin. Mr. Ohlsson was a winner of the Chopin competition in his youth, and it shows! His clarity is phenomenal, his interpretation unforgettable. There are many Chopin recordings, by various distinguished artists, but this one is really unique. At the end of the second CD there are several bands by another fine performer, Ronald Smith, which fit nicely.
