Chopin / Yundi Li CD

Chopin / Yundi Li Music

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Label	Deutsche Grammophon
Orig Year	4/8/2003
All Time Sales Rank	2694
CD Universe Part number	2747100
Catalog number	471479
Discs	1
Release Date	Apr 08, 2003
Recording Time	1 7
Additional Info	Digipak

Chopin / Yundi Li Classical Review

Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

4 stars Chopin With Depth and Feeling
Yundi Li first came to my attention with the Liszt album. This is truly a piano-lovers "Must" album. This young man has great pianistic talent, but then so many of todays young pianists do. What he has that they do not have is depth of feeling and the skill to interpret intelligently the music he is playing. I am greatly reminded of the first albums made by Ivo Pogorelich including his Chopin album. I find the ability and desire to interpret the music is a quality I like very much. It gets rid of the hum-drum of well played, but bland and un-nuanced performances which seem too often to be routine. I think that all lovers of Chopins music and piano in general will like this album a great deal.
Submitted by Poppynogood (in Iowa City, Iowa)
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Chopin / Yundi Li Music

Composers on Chopin / Yundi Li CD : Frederic Chopin

Performers on Chopin / Yundi Li CD : Yundi Li

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