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Cyprien Katsaris

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Cyprian Katsaris' very hot new album! Music of Chopin's disciples! Cyprian Katsaris, the wizard of the keyboard, revives the music of Chopin's disciples and friends buried in history! Two discs of brilliant 19th century salon music by Gutmann, Filchu, Mikli, Fontana, Rothschild, and Tellefsen! The new remarkable program by keyboard wizard Cyprien Katsaris is entitled "Chopin's Epoque," a collection of piano works by Chopin's students and friends! Katsaris is a world-renowned Chopin player, and NIFC (Polish National Chopin Institute) had released a rare repertoire of piano works by Stanislaw Monieuszko (PNIFCCD113), who was a contemporary of Chopin, but this time he will perform works by Chopin's disciples and friends. This 2-CD set features piano works by six musicians of the same generation as Chopin (in terms of age, they are 10 to 20 years younger than Chopin). Each was a pupil or friend of Chopin, and each was a composer-pianist who continued his legacy by assisting, revising, publishing, and teaching Chopin's works. By the end of the 19th century, most of them had disappeared from the concert and publishing markets.The music presented here consists of nocturnes, mazurkas, waltzes, barcaroles, polonaises, gallops, Romanian folk songs, and pieces with poetic titles such as Filchu's "Farewell to Venice," Gutmann's "Whirlwind," and Rothschild's "Memories" (Op.2-3). The music is lyrical, nostalgic, and has a unique charm. While none of the pieces require excessive pianistic skill, some of the pieces have a virtuoso character, sometimes with noble and heroic elements, others with a parodic, circus-like character, and a good balance of dances (mazurkas, waltzes) and atmospheric pieces (nocturnes). The music is well balanced. Only Cyprien Katsaris, who has Chopin's music completely under his control, can bring out the charm of these simple, delicate, and unknown works. Katsaris performed the program from this album at the "Chopin and His European International Music Festival 2022," which attracted much attention in Japan with the participation of young stars of the Chopin Competition such as Kyohei Sanda, Aimi Kobayashi, Gajev, and Garcia Garcia.Expect brilliant 19th century salon music as Katsaris recreates it with his magical two hands! Tokyo M-Plus