Arthur Rubinstein understood their childlike wonder, his playing refreshingly, charmingly simple. 1967 ChopinРІР‚в„ўs nocturnes could well have been written for the voice, their beautiful, lyrical melodies unfolding with a magic that few composers for piano can match.The beauty of Yundi's playing will be enough, or even more than enough for some listeners. Chopin: Nocturnes Arthur Rubinstein Classical To a certain extent, all performers project their own emotions in performing Romantic music, but here, Chopin's music seems less like a medium through which the pianist expresses himself and more like a mirror in which the pianist admires himself. In some significant respects, ChopinРІР‚в„ўs development as a composer, and the steady refinement of his musical language, are inseparable from the increasing. While his performances clearly trace the rise and fall of heartfelt emotions, one gets the unsettling sense that those emotions are Yundi's and not Chopin's. Unfortunately, on EMI as earlier on DG, it is Yundi's poetic sensitivity that gets him into trouble. Yundi's impeccable technique, pearly tone, and sculpted phrasing suit the music down to the ground, and the sheer sensual beauty of his performances is astounding. This should be an unbeatable combination in Chopin, and in many ways, it is. First, last, and always, Chopins Nocturnes are seduction music, arguably the most effective seduction music ever composed. He has not changed his favorite composer three of his six DG discs featured Chopin's music and this two-disc set contains all the Polish Romantic's nocturnes, and he has not changed his modus operandi of super virtuosity coupled with poetic sensitivity. Chinese pianist Yundi Li has not only switched his label from Deutsche Grammophon to EMI, but he has changed his name and become simply Yundi.

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