{"product_id":"chopin-czech-chamber-philharmonic-orch-pardubice-piano-concertos-nos-1-2","title":"Chopin \/ Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orch Pardubice- Piano Concertos Nos. 1 \u0026 2 (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEkaterina Litvintseva began playing the piano at the age of four; and studied music from 1994 to 2001 at the Children's Music School in the remote Russian town of Anadyr; on the Bering Straits. At 15; her family moved to Moscow; and she attended the State Chopin Music School. Having since moved to Europe; she has become much admired for her performances and recordings of Romantic classics by Chopin; Brahms and Rachmaninoff; though she has also explored the work of lesser-known composers from the period such as the Croatian pioneer Dora Pejacevic (PCL10226). The present release marks her second recording of the Chopin concertos; made in the Czech town of Pardubice in October 2022; and it completes her recorded survey of the composer's works for piano and orchestra after the Piano Classics album of the lesser-known Variations on Mozart; Fantasia; Krakowiak and Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise. Litvintseva has extensive experience of working with conductor Vahan Mardirossian: 'We are a perfect team,' she says. 'For me; if you want to express your feelings in the deepest way as a pianist; you have to learn the music of Chopin. This is a unique opportunity for me; being able to re-record the concertos six years later; and I have re-thought many aspects of my interpretations. I think I have something to say in this music. It flows so naturally; and it's written in a brilliant style shared by many other composers of Chopin's day; but only he could also bring such poetic expression to the brilliance. My job is not to destroy the music with artificial intervention; but to let it flow through my mind and through my hands. I simply want listeners to be touched by this music.'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance - BT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46985328656605,"sku":"5029365102742","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/4237969-3141878.jpg?v=1762929065","url":"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/products\/chopin-czech-chamber-philharmonic-orch-pardubice-piano-concertos-nos-1-2","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}