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Grand expressions from a poet of the piano

A native of Poland who spent most of his career in Paris, Frédéric Chopin was the poet of the piano among Romantic composers. He wrote only two piano concertos: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in E Minor, Op.11, performed here by Emil Gilels with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy, and Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 in F Minor, Op.21, performed by André Watts with Thomas Schippers conducting the New York Philharmonic. Both works reflect the eloquent passion of his unique style as well as the dance rhythms of his native land in their vigorous concluding movements.

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