{"product_id":"chopin-badura-skoda-paul-badura-skoda-plays-chopin-sonata-in-b","title":"Paul Badura-Skoda: Paul Badura-Skoda Plays Chopin: Sonata in B - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePaul Badura-Skoda Plays Chopin: Sonata in B\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003ePaul Badura-Skoda\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eMusic \u0026amp; Arts Program\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e017685124822\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical Artists\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2010-12-14\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Pianist, scholar and pedagogue Paul Badura-Skoda may best be known to the music loving public at large as an exponent of the Viennese classics. In fact, Badura-Skoda's lengthy career covers far more musical ground than he is usually given credit for, from his awesome teenage prowess as an accordion virtuoso to the flamenco-inspired flair he brought to Frank Martin's Fantasie, a work written especially for Badura-Skoda. In January 2005, we heard Badura-Skoda in an intimate, semi-private recital in New York, where the 77-year-old pianist covered a wide repertoire range with consummate authority and still-impressive technical command, notably in a shimmering, intense performance of Ravel's Ondine from Gaspard de la nuit. A selection of Chopin short pieces proved no less idiomatic, and served to remind US this composer also has preoccupied Badura-Skoda for a long time. Chopin also figures in the pianist's uncommonly large and wide-ranging discography of more than 200 releases, including the present 1971-5 studio recordings, all but one piece being released now for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Sonata in B minor, Op. 58: I. Allegro Maestoso (1971) \u003cbr\u003e1.2 II. Scherzo:Molto Vivace (1975) \u003cbr\u003e1.3 III. Largo (1975) \u003cbr\u003e1.4 IV. Finale: Presto Non Tanto; Agitato (1975) \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Mazurka in C-Sharp minor, Op. 63, No. 3 (1975) \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Mazurka in a Minor, Op. 68, No. 2 (1975) \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Mazurka in C-Sharp minor, Op. 30, No. 4 (1975) \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Etude in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1 (1975) \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49 (1972) \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Polonaise-Fantasy, Op. 61 (1975)\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paul Badura-Skoda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40556656197703,"sku":"15380647","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/1744321.jpg?v=1747351386","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/chopin-badura-skoda-paul-badura-skoda-plays-chopin-sonata-in-b","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}