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 ...

Chopin wrote only three sonatas, and only the latter two are regularly played. But what stupendous pieces they are. Composers of Chopin’s era were generally intimidated by the sonata form, because ...

The beauty of Chopin's music, rare and unique, verges - one is tempted to say - on a miracle. Since this opinion runs somewhat counter to the fixed, common ideas about greatness in music, it has often ...

From Tuesday to Thursday, they will be taking part in the third stage auditions, playing monumental sonatas and mazurkas, which require not only outstanding skills, but also knowledge of their ...