Fou Ts'ong Plays Chopi... - Fou Ts Ong - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

Fou Ts’ong’s name, the pianist told the London Independent, means “good ear.” Born in Shanghai on March 10, 1934, he was the first Chinese pianist to achieve international recognition. Fou began lessons in 1940 and continued to study during and after World War II with Mario Paci, an Italian pianist and conductor of the Shanghai Municipal Orchestra. During a cultural exchange visit to Poland in 1954 with other Chinese musicians, singers and dancers, Fou’s playing impressed his hosts, who convinced him to compete at the International Chopin Competition the following year. Although Fou placed third (behind second prize winner Vladimir Ashkenazy and gold medalist Adam Harasiewicz), he won a special award for his interpretation of Chopin Mazurkas.

Fou died of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in England in London on 28 December 2020 at age 86.

• The first ever collection of Fou Ts’Ongs complete Chopin Recordings for CBS Masterworks on 10 CDs • Includes full sets Ballades, Nocturnes, Études, Préludes, and Mazurkas • 3 out of 10 CDs remastered from the original master tapes • Original LP sleeves and labels, booklet with full discographical notes

Tracklist

Disc 1

1. Chopin: Fantaisie In F Minor, Op. 49: Marcia. Grave (Remaste
2. Chopin: Barcarolle, Op. 60: Allegretto In F-Sharp Major (Rem
3. Chopin: Berceuse, Op. 57: Andante In D-Flat Major (Remastere
4. Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61: Allegro Maestoso In A-F
5. Chopin: Marche Funhbre In C Minor, Op. Post. 72, No. 2 (Rema
6. Chopin: 3 Nouvelles Itudes, B.130 (1840 Edition) (Remastered

Disc 10

1. Chopin: Mazurka In a Minor, B. 140 (1840)
2. Chopin: Three Mazurkas, Op. 50
3. Chopin: Three Mazurkas, Op. 56
4. Chopin: Three Mazurkas, Op. 59
5. Chopin: Three Mazurkas, Op. 63
6. Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. Post. 67 Nos 4 & 2
7. Chopin: Mazurka, Op. 68, No. 4: Andantino In F Minor

Disc 2

1. Chopin: Nocturne In E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1: Andante In E Min
2. Chopin: Nocturne, B. 49: Lento Con Gran Espressione In C-Sha
3. Chopin: Nocturne In C Minor, Op. Posth. (1837)
4. Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 9
5. Chopin: 3 Nocturnes, Op. 15
6. Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 27

Disc 3

1. Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 32
2. Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 37
3. Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 48
4. Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 55
5. Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 62

Disc 4

1. Chopin: Sonata No. 2 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 (Remastered)
2. Chopin: Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58 (Remastered)

Disc 5

1. Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op. 10 (Remastered)
2. Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op. 25 (Remastered)

Disc 6

1. Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28 (Remastered)
2. Chopin: Prelude In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45 (Remastered)
3. Chopin: Prelude In A-Flat Major, Op. Posth. (Remastered)

Disc 7

1. Chopin: Ballade No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 23 (Remastered)
2. Chopin: Ballade No. 2 In F Major, Op. 38 (Remastered)
3. Chopin: Ballade No. 3 In A-Flat Major, Op. 47 (Remastered)
4. Chopin: Ballade No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 52 (Remastered)
5. Chopin: Contredanse In G-Flat Major, B. 17 (Remastered)
6. Chopin: Cantabile In B-Flat Major, B. 84 (Remastered)
7. Chopin: Moderato In E Major, B. 151 (Remastered)
8. Chopin: Largo In E-Flat Major, B. 109 (Remastered)
9. Chopin: Fugue In a Minor, B. 144 (Remastered)
10. Chopin: Variations In a Major, B. 37 "Souvenir De Paganini"

Disc 8

1. Chopin: 2 Mazurkas, B. 16 (1826)
2. Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. Post. 68, Nos. 2, 3 & 1
3. Chopin: Four Mazurkas, Op. 6
4. Chopin: Five Mazurkas, Op. 7
5. Chopin: Mazurka In D Major, B. 71 (1832)
6. Chopin: Mazurka In B-Flat Major, B. 73 "Wolowska"
7. Chopin: 4 Mazurkas, Op. 17
8. Chopin: Mazurka In C Major, B. 82 (1833)
9. Chopin: Mazurka In A-Flat Major, B.85
10. Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. Post. 67, Nos. 1 & 2

Disc 9

1. Chopin: Four Mazurkas, Op. 24
2. Chopin: Four Mazurkas, Op. 30
3. Chopin: Four Mazurkas, Op. 33
4. Chopin: Four Mazurkas, Op. 41
5. Chopin: Mazurka In a Minor, B. 134 "Notre Temps" (1840)

Label: Sony Classical | Origin: Holland

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