Produced by
Philip Hobbs
Artur Pizarro - Piano
Recorded at Potton Hall, UK, 17 – 24th June 2004
Produced by Philip Hobbs
Engineered by Julia Thomas
Post Production at Finesplice, UK
Photographs of Artur Pizarro by Sven Arnstein
Artur has this to say about the release:
“The repertoire of this CD looks back to my childhood and my early contact with Chopin. Piano has been a part of my life since before I can remember as my maternal grandmother was one half of a classical piano duo. A lot of solo piano was also played and Chopin was prominently featured. I also was able to listen to a lot of Rubinstein and Neuhaus playing Chopin on LPs. The Fantaisie-Impromptu, the c-sharp minor posthumous nocturne (which I played on my first recital 25 years ago!) and the mazurkas on this CD where among the first piano works I ever played. The rest are either pieces I would hear my grandmother, Berta da Nóbrega, play or her duo partner Evaristo Campos Coelho (a student of Vianna da Motta, Viñes, and Isidor Phillip) or my own teacher Sequeira Costa (who also studied with Vianna da Motta, and with Mark Hambourg, Edwin Fischer, Marguerite Long and Jacques Février). I mention these great teachers of the piano who have influenced me in one way or another as their teachings have always been present in my life with Chopin.”
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The Herald
An achingly beautiful performance; a spellbinding array of insights
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One of the most enjoyable Chopin collections on a disc I have heard...
more >>The Guardian
Four stars for Artur 'distinctive' playing
more >>International Record ReviewA virtuosic performance from a gifted pianist
more >>The ObserverWaltzes, mazurkas, nocturnes, a polonaise and the Fantasie-Impromptu in C sharp minor: all yield new beauties beneath Pizarro's light but firm, sensitive touch.
more >>Scotland on SundayPizarro produces a clear, almost glacial sound.
more >>Classical CD Review.comA fine collection of piano works.
more >>MusicWeb InternationalA gorgeous piano sound...
more >>The Sunday HeraldUnmissable.
more >>BBCiA dazzling performance
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