His previous warner classics release, the complete chopin nocturnes, dates from 2010. In keeping with chopin s preferences, yundi plays with calm introspection and flexibility in his phrasing, which gives the music a spontaneity that avoids formulaic romantic cliches. Emi classics has signed the superlative young chinese pianist yundi, formerly known as yundi li, winner of the 14th international frederic chopin piano competition in warsaw. Since then, he has become recognised as a leading exponent of the polish composer. This time out, for his first album on emi, he presents chopin s complete nocturnes on solo piano with incredible precision. Yundis album is part of his ongoing chopin project, which has the appearance of being his lifes work, so closely is he associated with this music.
Chinese pianist yundi li has not only switched his label from deutsche grammophon to emi, but he has changed his name and become simply yundi. I have known yundi li since he won the young artist bachauer competition in salt lake city. Recordings of music composed by frederic chopin, mp3 files free download. Yundi li chopin andante spianato e grande polonaise brilliante op. Li yundi is a classical pianist born in chongqing, china on october 7, 1982. On the basis of his strong, incisive chopin scherzi for dg. The pianist formerly known as yundi li now reappears as yundi, and with a new label behind him. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. Yundi lis passion for chopin at 18, yundi li became the youngest person ever to win the prestigious international chopin competition. In the autumn of 2014, the fryderyk chopin institute, organizer of the international. It is material with which he is extremely familiar and comfortable. Primarily because it sounds like imprecise rhythmic note values from midi data had been used to make this and it was written to be played by an actual well trained piano playing musician whom if suitable enough would have been professional enough not to play the note rhythms incorrectly.
Welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday. Since the competition that catapulted yundi onto the international stage, his recitals and appearances with orchestras in europe, asia and the united states have been hailed by critics extolling his. Chongqing, chongqing grand theatre, chongqing, china. One aspect of the nocturne that chopin continued from field is the use of a songlike melody in the right hand. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6 minutes and two seconds. Following his 2015 release of frederic chopins preludes on deutsche grammophon, yundi li continues his. Download free chopin mp3 piano and classical audio files. The nocturnes by chopin new urtext edition piano street has today published a new urtext edition of the nocturnes by frederic chopin.
Chopin nocturnes yundi 2010 written by bluesever wednesday, 27 august 2014 15. To be sure, yundis technique is beyond cavil, and everything sounds uniformly pretty and tasteful. Yundi, one of the most celebrated and influential pianists of today, has returned to warner classics with the signature of a longterm agreement between him and the label. Classical, piano chopin nocturnes yundi li 2010, flac. Born in chongqing, li is most well known for being the youngest pianist to win the international frederic chopin piano competition, in 2000, at the age of 18, and for judging it in 2015. Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in e flat, op. The chopin collection by artur rubinstein 35626082222 cd. Yundi li once again proves he is a master of technical execution when it comes to the classical composition with this double cd of chopin nocturnes. Chopin nocturnes, an album by frederic chopin, yundi on spotify. His first emi release, the complete nocturnes was released in march 2010. I will never forget the performance of the chopin andante spianato. He is also popularly known as yundi and formerly yundi li. Yundi li, the brilliant chinese pianist has proved a technically astounding pianist who is by turns elegant and rambunctious, coolly expressive.
Appropriately, yundi s first emi release will be the complete chopin nocturnes, released to commemorate the composers 200th birthday in 2010. Chopin, moura lympany chopin nocturnes vinyl discogs. Use the sheet music search button below to find chopin sheet music. The new york times in his emi classics debut release, 25 yearold chinese pianist yundi formally known as yundi li releases the complete chopin nocturnes to commemorate the composers 200th birthday in 2010. The project is the second such effort of aaron dunn, the founder of musopen, a nonprofit devoted to creating free, publicdomain music resources. Chopin s nocturnes carry many similarities with those of field while at the same time retaining a distinct, unique sound of their own. His 2002 release, chopin, covered a wider range of chopin compositions by offering sonatas, the grande polonaise, etudes, and nocturnes. This new edition attempts to present the most valid version of these pieces following consensus among todays prominent scholars and pianists. Since then, he has been regarded as a leading exponent of chopins music.
In keeping with chopins preferences, yundi plays with calm introspection and flexibility in his phrasing, which gives the music a spontaneity that avoids formulaic romantic cliches. Frederic chopin ecoutez frederic chopin sur deezer. Mar 10, 2005 yundi lis passion for chopin at 18, yundi li became the youngest person ever to win the prestigious international chopin competition. The complete works of chopin, for everybody, for free the.
Warsaw and chopin have played an essential role in yundi s career. Frederic chopin a ecouter sur deezer musique en streaming. Pianists can perhaps get away with pulling them around too much when playing just one or two, but never when putting all 20 together and that is the test of complete recordings. It might seem that yundi s career has been dominated by chopin s music since he won the first prize at the international fryderyk chopin competition in 2000, and he has periodically released recordings of chopin s music, including the nocturnes, scherzi, impromptus, and other pieces. Chopin nocturnes by yundi on amazon music unlimited. Yundi was born in chongquing, peoples republic of china in 1982. It was chopin who raised the form above the sentimentality of john fields essays, filling his nocturnes with poetry, reflective intimacy and depth. The complete works of chopin, for everybody, for free. Intimacy, lyricism, and subtle textural diversity characterize nelson freires chopin nocturnes, as opposed to ashkenazys stronger dynamic projection, arraus searching rhetoric, or moravecs darklylit corners. At just eighteen, yundi became one of the youngest pianists to win the first prize at the 14th international frederic chopin competition held in warsaw in 2000. On the basis of his strong, incisive chopin scherzi for dg, i had high hopes for his emi debut consisting of all 20 chopin nocturnes.
By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Interesting and at points very pleasant in a tonal sense but for me its hard to call this good music. Nov 02, 2015 i have known yundi li since he won the young artist bachauer competition in salt lake city. The pianist, now 22, discusses his enthusiasm for the 19th. Listen to your favorite songs from chopin nocturnes by yundi now. Sep 09, 20 the project is the second such effort of aaron dunn, the founder of musopen, a nonprofit devoted to creating free, publicdomain music resources recordings, sheet music, educational materials. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. His first release under the new agreement, due for release in january 2020, will be an album of chopin s piano concertos nos 1 and 2, on which he directs the warsaw. Yundi has devoted most his career almost exclusively to chopin. Now that you have downloaded and listened to the chopin mp3 audio, how about trying to play it. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Chopin, rubinstein chopin nocturnes volume one 1959.