Label: Fryderyk Chopin Institute
Format: CD
Barcode: 5907690736873
Catalog number: NIFCCD 621
Releasedate: 10-06-16
Format: CD
Barcode: 5907690736873
Catalog number: NIFCCD 621
Releasedate: 10-06-16
- Eric Lu was placed fourth of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition 2015 at the age of still only 17
- the Boston-born pianist had already achieved success earlier in 2015 by winning first prize in the National Chopin Competition of the US in Miami, and he stood out early on in Warsaw, playing on a Yamaha with consistently warm results
- the Boston-born pianist had already achieved success earlier in 2015 by winning first prize in the National Chopin Competition of the US in Miami, and he stood out early on in Warsaw, playing on a Yamaha with consistently warm results
In the annals of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, 2015 will go down not only as the year of the North Americans but of the young contestants. Coming in ahead of Canada’s Tony Yike Yang, whose fifth prize made him the youngest-ever laureate in the history of the competition, Eric Lu was placed fourth at the age of still only 17. The Boston-born pianist had already achieved success earlier in 2015 by winning first prize in the National Chopin Competition of the US in Miami, and he stood out early on in Warsaw, playing on a Yamaha with consistently warm results. Writing in the Chopin Courier, Dorota Szwarcman was quick to spot Lu when he played on the first Sunday afternoon: ‘The best, however, was Eric Lu… His maturity, especially in the Ballade in F minor, was a surprise, especially as he is only [17] years old.’ As required in the First Stage, Lu played a Nocturne and chose Op. 27 No. 2 in D flat. All the formal characteristics of this Chopin genre are distilledinto the two Op. 27 Nocturnes (1833–1836), in particular the floating melody of this D flat work—a jewel of Chopinesque craftsmanship. The musicologist Jim Sampson has (in The Music of Chopin) described his use of ornamental melody here as ‘exquisite, if sweet-toothed’, but goes on to analyse in detail how such a typical Chopin melody functions, even tracing some of its roots back to the ‘galant’ style and Mozart.
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1Nocturne Des-dur op. 27 nr. 205:49
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124 Preludes op. 28nr. 1 C-dur Agitato00:45
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2Etude F-dur op. 10 nr. 802:10
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224 Preludes op. 28nr. 2 a-moll Lento02:16
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3Etude gis-moll op. 25 nr. 602:06
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324 Preludes op. 28nr. 3 G-dur Vivace00:55
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4Ballade f-moll op. 5211:34
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424 Preludes op. 28nr. 4 e-moll Largo02:15
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5Mazurka a-moll op. 17 nr. 404:50
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524 Preludes op. 28nr. 5 D-dur Molto allegro00:33
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6Barcarole Fis-dur op. 6009:17
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624 Preludes op. 28nr. 6 h-moll Lento assai02:04
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7Waltz As-dur op. 4203:47
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724 Preludes op. 28nr. 7 A-dur Andantino00:39
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8Nocturne H-dur op. 62 nr. 108:04
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824 Preludes op. 28nr. 8 fis-moll Molto agitato02:06
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9Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante Es-dur op. 22Andante04:57
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924 Preludes op. 28nr. 9 E-dur Largo01:22
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10Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante Es-dur op. 22Polonaise09:38
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1024 Preludes op. 28nr. 10 cis-moll Molto allegro00:32
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1124 Preludes op. 28nr. 11 H-dur Vivace00:40
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1224 Preludes op. 28nr. 12 gis-moll Presto01:15
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1324 Preludes op. 28nr. 13 Fis-dur Lento03:15
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1424 Preludes op. 28nr. 14 es-moll Allegro00:35
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1524 Preludes op. 28nr. 15 Des-dur Sostenuto06:33
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1624 Preludes op. 28nr. 16 b-moll Presto con fuoco01:02
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1724 Preludes op. 28nr. 17 As-dur Allegretto03:29
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1824 Preludes op. 28nr. 18 f-moll Molto allegro00:54
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1924 Preludes op. 28nr. 19 Es-dur Vivace01:20
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2024 Preludes op. 28nr. 20 c-moll Largo01:54
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2124 Preludes op. 28nr. 21 B-dur Cantabile02:07
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2224 Preludes op. 28nr. 22 g-moll Molto agitato00:43
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2324 Preludes op. 28nr. 23 F-dur Moderato00:53
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2424 Preludes op. 28nr. 24 d-moll Allegro appassionato02:19
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25Mazurkas op. 59nr. 1 a-moll04:21
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26Mazurkas op. 59nr. 2 As-dur02:45
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27Mazurkas op. 59nr. 3 fis-moll04:01