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Scherzo No 3 in C sharp minor, Op 39
composer
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
1839, begun in Majorca, completed in Nohant; dedicated to Adolf Gutmann

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Chopin: Four Ballades & Four Scherzos
Stephen Hough (piano)
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Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
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Stephen Hough (piano)
Track 6 on CDA67456 [7'04]
Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
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Nikolai Demidenko (piano)
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Simon Barere (piano)
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Jorge Bolet (piano)
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Scherzo No 3 in C sharp minor, Op 39
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Dissonance is again at the heart of the Third Scherzo, and even today the opening octaves can seem harshly novel and uncompromising. The principle theme was inspired by Adolf Gutmann, Chopin’s pupil who could – with a taste of karate – apparently punch a hole in a table. The contrasting chorale with its cascading reply may well echo a liturgical chant heard at the monastery in Valdemosa (where Chopin was a guest in 1842) and its final transformation and expansion in the coda is among Chopin’s most daring masterstrokes.

from notes by Bryce Morrison © 2004

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Details for CDA67456 track 6
Artists
Stephen Hough (piano)
ISRC
GB-AJY-03-45606
Duration
7'04
Recording date
24 May 2003
Recording venue
Henry Wood Hall, London, United Kingdom
Recording producer
Andrew Keener
Recording engineer
Simon Eadon
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  1. Chopin: Four Ballades & Four Scherzos (CDA67456)
    Disc 1 Track 6
    Release date: February 2004
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