Thread: Chopin recomendations please.......

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Post by Croc September 23, 2003 (1 of 3)
Hi,
which Chopin SACD would you recommend for a start?

bare in mind that i'm listening in 2-ch only :-(

i heard that Ashkenazi is a great performer and saw here Pollini's thread.

pls your opinions.

Gennady

Post by zeus September 23, 2003 (2 of 3)
Croc said:

which Chopin SACD would you recommend for a start?

I'd start with the Pollini and the Perahia Etudes. The latter is currently on Gramphone's short list for "Record of the Year". I haven't heard the Ashkenazy (on Decca) but reports on the sonics haven't been great. There's a new disc from Burkard Schliessmann which looks interesting. Also, another new disc of the Piano Concerto No. 2 with Mari Kodama.

Post by nucaleena October 1, 2003 (3 of 3)
Croc said:

Hi,
which Chopin SACD would you recommend for a start?

bare in mind that i'm listening in 2-ch only :-(

i heard that Ashkenazi is a great performer and saw here Pollini's thread.

pls your opinions.

Gennady

hi croc, have just received the Ashkenazy Chopin SACD in the post. Will leave a review next week. Worth noting in light of Stephen's (i.e. zeus's) comment about sonics that its a four-channel 48kHz, 24 bit PCM recording, not original/all DSD. So am not sure what sound to expect. Will let you know.

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