Jan Smeterlin - Jan Smeterlin Plays Chopin (2020)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 320 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 317 Mb | 02:28:12
Classical | Label: Decca Classics, Australian Eloquence
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 320 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 317 Mb | 02:28:12
Classical | Label: Decca Classics, Australian Eloquence
Jan Smeterlin was a born Chopin interpreter on home soil. Presented here is a collection that includes rare and previously unissued recordings. Writing to Gramophone in 1965, a Royal Navy Commander stationed in India made an impassioned plea: I have heard Rubinstein, Ashkenase, even Paderewski, playing the Chopin Mazurkas None has approached the sublimity of Smeterlins playing of them. Please, some recording company, capture his magical performances while they are still available. The record companies did not share such convictions, and Smeterlin died two years later.