Juana Zayas plays Chopin

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Juana Zayas plays works by Chopin: Sonata Op. 35 ("Funeral March"), Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1, Trois Nouvelles Etudes, Berceuse Op. 57, and Sonata Op. 58.

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Juana Zayas plays Chopin
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Hats off!
  • Chopin played with wonderful skill, affection, and subtlety
 Juana Zayas plays Chopin
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ASIN: B0000646SL
Release Date: 2002-03-15

Tracks:

  1. -4. Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 35 ("Funeral March")
  2. Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1
  3. -8. Trois Nouvelles Etudes
  4. Berceuse, Op. 57
  5. -13. Sonata in B minor, Op. 58

Album Description

Juana Zayas plays works by Chopin: Sonata Op. 35 ("Funeral March"), Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1, Trois Nouvelles Etudes, Berceuse Op. 57, and Sonata Op. 58.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Hats off!.......2002-10-28

Jan Narveson - University of Waterloo Gazette - October 12, 2002

Pianist Juana Zayas is unknown in these parts, and in her concert for the Chamber Music Society the question that immediately came to mind is, why?

In the short opening Romance in F# by Schumann, the warm, rich sounds she elicited from the KWCMS Steinway were altogether extraordinary, as was her evident feeling for this brief piece.

Without pausing for applause, she lit right into Schumann's Fantasy in C, a piece that has been played quite frequently here over the past few years. No one, however, has equaled, let alone exceeded, Ms. Zayas' account, with its splendid clarity at all volumes, its masterful handling of intricate passages, and above all, its conveying of a convincing account of this score.

The other masterpiece of the evening was Schubert's great final sonata in Bb, a work that has not been played as often hereabouts, but again, never played so convincingly. This performance struck us as generally magical. For one thing, it always managed to sing, be the song happy or sad, its surrounding material complex or simple, fast or slow.

For another, she has a wonderful way with rhythm, as in the scherzo that provides such strong contrast to the deeply felt slow movement; this had the needed spring and life, which is not a matter of velocity. And she managed to make the finale seem neither anticlimactic nor redundant. In a selection of encores too, by Chopin and Scarlatti, she demonstrated that she is not just another pianist, let alone some obscure unknown, but simply one of the greatest keyboard artists of our day.

Hats off!

5 out of 5 stars Chopin played with wonderful skill, affection, and subtlety.......2002-06-26

I first became acquainted with the playing of Juana Zayes when I heard a radio broadcast in the early 1980's of a live all-Chopin recital that featured all the Etudes from Op.10 and Op.25 in addition to the second Sonata and the Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise. Then a few years ago came the release of her recording of the Etudes and it immediately became my favorite of the many versions I have of these perennially challenging works. I am happy to report that this new recording of the two Chopin Sonatas and other works shows Ms. Zayes to be in top form, which means that she plays not just with masterful technique but also with great affection for the music, and with wonderful subtleties in voicing, tone, and phrasing. I have heard these works countless times and Ms. Zayes' performances are among my favorites, and a wonderful antitode for the sterile performances I am used to hearing from today's generation of pianists. High points for me are the Trois Nouvelles Etudes and the first movement of the great B minor Sonata. I recommend this recording very highly.

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