Frédéric Chopin: 24 Etudes for Piano (Irena Portenko)
Celebrating the bicentennial of Frédéric Chopin’s birth, the Blue Griffin label releases a CD of the composer’s 24 Etudes Op. 10 and Op. 25, featuring the acclaimed Ukrainian-born pianist Irena Portenko.
For Portenko, who debuted as soloist with the Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra at age eight, the recording is a logical segue to her highly-successful performance of the same program at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, where the pianist received a standing ovation, followed by critical acclaim, prompting Anthony Tommasini of the New York Times to praise the performance as “admirably honest and clear-textured, ” and state that “Portenko pulled of a feat that puts her in a select company.”
12 Etudes Op. 10
01 No. 1 in C major 2:01
02. No. 2in A minor 1:31
03. No. 3 in E major 5:06
04. No. 4 in C sharp minor 2:10
05. No. 5 in G flat major 1:52
06. No. 6 in E flat minor 4:26
07. No. 7 in C major 1:32
08. No. 8 in F major 2:29
09. No. 9 in F minor 2:15
10. No. 10 in A flat major 2:14
11. No. 11 in E flat major 2:28
12. No. 12 in C minor 2:49
12 Etudes Op. 25
13. No. 1 in A flat major 2:32
14. No. 2 in F minor 1:38
15. No. 3 in F major 1:53
16. No. 4 in A minor 1:41
17. No. 5 in E minor 3:20
18. No. 6 in G sharp minor 2:14
19. No. 7 in C sharp minor 5:26
20. No. 8 in D flat major 1:08
21. No. 9 in G flat major 1:00
22. No. 10 in B minor 4:29
23. No. 11 in A minor 3:54
24. No. 12 in C minor 2:45
