Paul Kletzki - Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1

180g Audiophile Vinyl!
Cut from the Original Analogue EMI Master Tapes at Abbey Road Studios!

Maurizio Pollini (b.1942) burst onto the world's music scene by winning the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1960. Arthur Rubinstein, who led the jury, declared Pollini the winner of the competition, allegedly saying: "that boy can play the piano better than any of us". Soon afterwards, he made this recording for EMI, his first commercial recording.

In the original review in The Gramophone of November 1960, R.F. remarked: "Orchestral accompaniment and balance are worthy of the solo playing. I have never heard the opening given with such fire. The orchestra stays on its toes throughout, and Kletzki makes a splendid job of following every variation of tempo. I do not ever expect to hear the concerto played better..."

Cut at Abbey Road Studios from the original stereo analogue master tapes with the Neumann VMS82 lathe fed an analogue pre-cut signal from a specially adapted Studer A80 tape deck with additional 'advance' playback head, making the cut a totally analogue process.

Recorded 20-21 April 1960, Abbey Road Studio No.1, London. Recording Producer: Victor Olof. Balance Engineer: Douglas Larter

Features:
• Hi-Q Records Supercuts 180g Vinyl
• Cut from the Original Analogue EMI Master Tapes at Abbey Road Studios!
• Superior Audiophile Pressing
• Features Original Album Artwork
• This recording is not otherwise generally available in any format.

Musicians:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Maurizio Pollini, piano
Paul Kletzki, conductor

Selections:
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Concerto No. 1 in E Minor Op. 11
Side One:
1st Movement: Allegro maestoso risoluto

Side Two:
2nd Movement: Larghetto
3rd Movement: Rondo: Vivace