Description
180-gram gatefold double LP
Part of The Original Source Series from Deutsche Grammophon
100% pure analog AAA mastering
Remastered from the original 4-track recordings at Emil Berliner Studios
No tape copies used, no unnecessary devices in the signal path, no digital sound processing!
Pressed by Optimal in Germany
Maurizio Pollinis recordings of the Polonaises, which have attained classic status, are now available as part of The Original Source Series. Pollini offered playing of outstanding mastery as well as a subtle poetry. His supreme achievement is in suggesting the immediacy of an inspired improvisation, while at the same time preserving the shapely unity of a preconceived whole. To ensure optimum audio quality, the work was mastered from the original 4-track tapes, cut at 45 RPM and redistributed on two LPs.
On 180-gram vinyl records and in a deluxe gatefold edition with original covers and lyrics, the copies of this series are released limited and numbered, accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and tape boxes.
Tracklisting:
| LP 1 Side A |
| 1. Chopin: Polonaise No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 26 No. 1 |
| 2. Chopin: Polonaise No. 2 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26 No. 2 |
| LP 1 Side B |
| 1. Chopin: Polonaise No. 3 in A Major, Op. 40 No. 1 "Military" |
| 2. Chopin: Polonaise No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 40 No. 2 |
| LP 2 Side A |
| 1. Chopin: Polonaise No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44 |
| 2. Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 "Heroic" |
| LP 2 Side B |
| 1. Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61 |
