Chopin: 19 Valses François Chaplin

• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Waltz in E-Flat Major, Op. 18 "Grande Valse brillante":
• 1Chopin: Waltz in E-Flat Major, Op. 18 "Grande Valse brillante"05:59
• Three Waltzes, Op. 34:
• 2Chopin: Three Waltzes, Op. 34: Waltz No. 1 in A-Flat Major06:02
• 3Chopin: Three Waltzes, Op. 34: Waltz No. 2 in A Minor05:22
• 4Chopin: Three Waltzes, Op. 34: Waltz No. 3 in F Major02:29
• Waltz in A-Flat Major, Op. 42:
• 5Chopin: Waltz in A-Flat Major, Op. 4204:19
• Three Waltzes, Op. 64:
• 6Chopin: Three Waltzes, Op. 64: Waltz No. 1 in D-Flat Major01:58
• 7Chopin: Three Waltzes, Op. 64: Waltz No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor03:37
• 8Chopin: Three Waltzes, Op. 64: Waltz No. 3 in A-Flat Major03:24
• Two Waltzes, Op. 69 (posth.):
• 9Chopin: Two Waltzes, Op. 69 (posth.): Waltz No. 1 in A-Flat Major04:11
• 10Chopin: Two Waltzes, Op. 69 (posth.): Waltz No. 2 in B Minor03:51
• Three Waltzes, Op. 70 (posth.):
• 11Chopin: Three Waltzes, Op. 70 (posth.): Waltz No. 1 in G-Flat Major02:18
• 12Chopin: Three Waltzes, Op. 70 (posth.): Waltz No. 2 in F Minor03:07
• 13Chopin: Three Waltzes, Op. 70 (posth.): Waltz No. 3 in D-Flat Major02:54
• Waltz in E Minor:
• 14Chopin: Waltz in E Minor, KK IVa/15 (posth.)03:24
• 15Chopin: Waltz in E Major, KK IVa/12 (posth.)02:31
• Waltz in A-Flat Major:
• 16Chopin: Waltz in A-Flat Major, KK IVa/13 (posth.)01:34
• Waltz in E-Flat Major:
• 17Chopin: Waltz in E-Flat Major, KK IVa/14 (posth.)02:44
• 18Chopin: Waltz in E-Flat Major, KK IVb/10 (posth.)01:54
• Waltz in A Minor:
• 19Chopin: Waltz in A Minor, KK IVb/11 (posth.)01:51
• Total Runtime01:03:29

Info for Chopin: 19 Valses

Very popular during Chopin’s lifetime, the waltzes have long been a favourite with professionals and amateurs alike. Highly virtuosic - most of them were clearly not intended to be danced - and sometimes melancholy, they nevertheless retain the distinctive lightness and grace that we associate with the genre. These pieces have accompanied François Chaplin since his early days as a pianist. After so many years spent playing them, looking beyond their apparent simplicity and fathoming the depths of their poetry, this lifelong admirer of Chopin brings together here, on this magnificent recording - ten years after his complete Nocturnes - the composer’s 19 Waltzes.

This complete and continuous reading enables us to perceive them as a whole, stunningly beautiful and full of verve.

Francois Chaplin, piano

François Chaplin
trained at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSM) with the Bulgarian pianist Ventsislav Yankoff and with Jacqueline Robin (accompaniment and chamber music), and was unanimously awarded first prizes for piano and chamber music. He then followed the advanced course with Jean-Claude Pennetier.

In 1989, he received the Mozart and Robert Casadesus Prizes at the International Competition in Cleveland. Those distinctions are the start of a brilliant international career.

His recording of Debussy’s complete piano works has been unanimously acclaimed by the international press and has reaped many awards (Diapason d’Or, ffff Télérama, Award BBC Magazine/London). It is already regarded internationally as a reference. His Debussy’s recording is internationally-renowned.

On the occasion of the bicentenary of Chopin’s birth ( 2010) , François Chaplin recorded the complete Nocturnes (label Zig-Zag Territoires/Harmonia Mundi) in March 2010, acclaimed by critics (ffff Télérama) and labellised « Chopin 2010 en France ». For this event, François Chaplin performed on the most famous international stages.

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Claude Debussy’s birth in 2012, François Chaplin recorded with the famous French pianist Philippe Cassard a new CD of the complete works for two pianos by Claude Debussy (label Decca/Universal). This new CD comes out the 30th of January 2012 and a tour of many concerts on the most international stages will start again.

François Chaplin now appears as a soloist in many of the world’s capitals, including Tokyo, London ( Wigmore Hall ), Paris ( TCE, salle Gaveau , Musée d'Orsay ) , Berlin, Moscow and Mexico, to name but a few, and with many fine orchestras such as the Japan Philharmonic, the Saint Petersbourg Philharmonic and the renowned French national orchestras. He appears regularly at important festivals, including La Roque-d’Anthéron, Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, the Chopin Festival at Paris Bagatelle, the Chopin Festival at Nohant (Rencontres Internationales), Pontlevoy, Reims (Les Flâneries Musicales), Cervantino (Mexico), Yokohama (Japan), Saint Petersbourg, Riga, Kazakstan, etc.

In chamber music, François Chaplin is used to perform with quatuors like Talich Quartet and Voce. He collaborates with the cellist like François Salque and pianists like Phiippe Cassard .

François Chaplin’s other recordings include works by Chopin (Ballades, Barcarolle, Berceuse), Schumann (Kreisleriana, Kinderszenen), Poulenc ( complete works for two pianos and 4 hands with Alexandre Tharaud), Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (sonatas) and Mozart (concertos, chamber version) and Debussy ( 4 hands and 2 pianos) with Philippe Cassard.

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