Frederic Chopin’s Piano Sonatas no.2 (“Funeral March”) and no.3 are the product of the composer’s maturity and boundless invention. Here they receive incandescent performances by the 2001 Cliburn Competition gold medalist Olga Kern.
FREDERIC CHOPIN [1810-1849] Piano Sonata no.2, op.35 · I. Grave - Doppio movimento (8'22) · II. Scherzo (7'43) · III. Marche funèbre: Lento (10'31) · IV. Finale: Presto (1'36) Piano Sonata no.3, op.58 · I. Allegro maestoso (13'26) · II. Scherzo: Molto vivace (3'05) · III. Largo (9'12) · IV. Finale: Presto, ma non tanto (5'31)
