200 years after his birth, Chopin remains a key composer

Post by pivo » Wed, Feb 24, 2010, 7:44 PM UTC

jon_dahl wrote: post #13

RiderOfGiraffes wrote: post #2

There are a few composers that truly sing to me. J.S.Bach (with a few exceptions) is one, some of Beethoven's work, especially his later string quartets, and sometimes Mozart, because even though he sometimes seems a bit fluffy, sometimes that's what I want. But I can get lost in Chopin, again and again. There are others that occasionally hit the mark. Some Janacek, some Bartok, and a surprising amount of Joplin (whi…

I resonate with most of your list, especially Bach and late Beethoven quartets. But I don't listen to much Chopin. Any recommendations?

I'm partial to the Nocturnes, Etudes and Ballades

Post by qohen » Thu, Feb 25, 2010, 9:14 AM UTC

jon_dahl wrote: post #13

RiderOfGiraffes wrote: post #2

There are a few composers that truly sing to me. J.S.Bach (with a few exceptions) is one, some of Beethoven's work, especially his later string quartets, and sometimes Mozart, because even though he sometimes seems a bit fluffy, sometimes that's what I want. But I can get lost in Chopin, again and again. There are others that occasionally hit the mark. Some Janacek, some Bartok, and a surprising amount of Joplin (whi…

I resonate with most of your list, especially Bach and late Beethoven quartets. But I don't listen to much Chopin. Any recommendations?

For six dollars, Amazon has an eight(!) hour Chopin collection for download -- 99 DRM-free MP3's, tracks vary from 192-256kbps according to one review. I bought it a while back (when it was on sale even cheaper) -- worth your while.

You can check out track samples from all tracks, read reviews and/or buy it here (this link only good for US):

http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Chopin-Masterpieces-Amazon-E...

Amazons for other countries should have it as well (e.g. UK (costs six pounds): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Chopin-Masterpieces-Amazon... Germany (3 Euros): http://www.amazon.de/Essential-Chopin-Masterpieces-Amazon-Ex... )

(Note: the track 55 problem mentioned in one review was fixed. Also note, you'll need to use Amazon's downloader, which installs in seconds--available for Windows, Mac and apparently they now have a Linux version too--you should be prompted; if not: http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/help/amd.html).

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