Chopin: Piano Sonatas No. 1 in C minor, Op.4; No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35; No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Cyprien Katsaris, piano (Sony). Though lacking the Olympian authority of Artur Rubinstein, Cyprien ...

Hélène Grimaud clearly aims for a Gallic sense of restraint, decorum and transparency in her playing. Which is rather wonderful in the Piano Sonata No.2 by Chopin (who, after all, was a Parisian at ...

1 Mazurkas, Op. 68: No. 3 in F Major, B. 34 (Arr. for Cello Quartet by Sabina Meck) 2 Mazurkas, Op. 17, B. 77: No. 4 in A Minor (Arr. for Cello Quartet by Piotr Moss) 3 Mazurkas, Op. 7, B. 61: No. 1 ...

The young violist on this week's show actually built his own instrument. Hear that story alongside dazzling performances of Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Jessie Montgomery and more.

Throughout the week Classic FM’s presenters bring you the best new recordings, including world exclusives and premiere broadcasts of latest releases. This week: Chopin Piano Concertos by Benjamin ...

The Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey, invariably an inspired artist, here couples two of the greatest cello sonatas from the early Romantic period, both written in the 1840s. Much the stronger and more ...

The coming days feature each of the 18th Chopin Competition’s semi-finalists in an uninterrupted 55-minute recital. Their programmes must include the following: a complete set of Mazurkas (either Op ...

The CDs likely to be released in this, Chopin’s bicentenary year can hardly fail to be weighted in favour of his solo piano music, since that is the area to which he devoted the bulk of his creative ...

All-Chopin programmes aren’t that common, surprisingly, considering that no one is more the composer for pianists. Last night’s banquet of polonaises, nocturnes and two piano sonatas (2 and 3) was a ...

Characteristically, Lugansky imbues this Chopin recital with concentrated thought. Not for him any gratuitous pyrotechnics. Fleet, limpid passage-work, powerful drama and pianistic weight are ...

Since winning the silver medal and the Krystian Zimerman Prize at the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in 2015, Montreal pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin's schedule has been a ...