Setrak: Chopin recital (Piano Sonata No. 2, etc.) - Solstice SOL 12

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redgarnett Store ITEM DESCRIPTION:

This beautiful gatefold jacket from Solstice (SOL 12, French pressing, gray label, stereo) features that amazing pianist Setrak in a commanding all-Chopin recital, warmly recorded in Paris in November 1980.

His exact program is as follows:

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor Op. 35 “Funeral March”

Polonaise No. 3 in A-flat Major Op. 40 No. 1 “Military”

Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise in E-flat Major Op. 22

Polonaise No. 1 in C-sharp minor Op. 26 No. 1

Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat Major Op. 53 “Heroic”

A remarkable pianist with a fascinating discography, Setrak is an artist whose recorded legacy is richly deserving of systematic re-issue and renewed appreciation. He proves himself a formidable Chopinist, his playing richly sculpted and sonorous.

This album was produced by François Carbou. The interior panels of the gatefold jacket carry insightful liner notes by Alain Lompech, provided in both French and English. The strking cover design is uncredited.

CONDITION:

The gradations of condition I use are as follows: MINT, Near-Mint, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor.

The condition of the jacket is EXCELLENT. There is minor corner wear and a Radio France archive sticker to the rear panel, but that is all. There are no seamsplits, bends, or other defects, and the album remains solid, bright, glossy, and highly attractive – overall, this rates as an excellent collector’s copy.

The condition of the LP is near-MINT and playback is superb – overall, a truly fine collector's copy.

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