Chopin: Polonaises, Bolero Gil Sullivan

• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Polonaise No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 26 No. 1:
• 1 Chopin: Polonaise No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 26 No. 1 09:18
• Polonaise No. 2 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26 No. 2:
• 2 Chopin: Polonaise No. 2 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26 No. 2 09:41
• Polonaise No. 3 in A-Major, Op. 40 No. 1 "Military":
• 3 Chopin: Polonaise No. 3 in A-Major, Op. 40 No. 1 "Military" 06:06
• Polonaise No. 4 in C-Minor, Op. 40 No. 2:
• 4 Chopin: Polonaise No. 4 in C-Minor, Op. 40 No. 2 09:31
• Polonaise No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44 “Tragic":
• 5 Chopin: Polonaise No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44 “Tragic" 11:58
• Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 “Héroïque":
• 6 Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 “Héroïque" 07:37
• Bolero Op. 19:
• 7 Chopin: Bolero Op. 19 09:29
• Total Runtime 01:03:40

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My love and passion for Chopin came – as is often the case – in my youth, when that wealth of bountiful, romantically beautiful music went straight to my young heart. His melodiousness was irresistible, like a delicious, overflowing box of assorted chocolates. Toke to my teenage youth, and I have been playing most of these Polonaises and the Bolero for as long as 55 years. I have included them many, many times in recital programmes all over the world these past 40 years, including Carnegie Hall in both my performances there. I also performed all six Polonaises in recitals throughout 2010 for the 200th anniversary of Chopin’s birth.

Above all, if no others are, these Polonaises are truly about the most iconic of all Chopin’s works! Indeed, 2 of them – the “Military” and the “Héroïque” are amongst the most universally famous, most recognisable, most beloved pieces of music in the world. From the two Op.26 Polonaises (1834/5) through to Op.53 (1842), we watch them grow in nobility, majesty, and originality, until reaching Op.53 - his ‘late period’, which represents his most perfect, rapturous, and sublime works. Gil Sullivan

Gil Sullivan, Steinway Model D. Concert Grand Piano

Gil Sullivan
One of Australia's resident full-time concert pianist, Gil Sullivan tours extensively both around Australia and overseas, performing each year throughout Asia, Europe, the U.K., and the United States. He has performed twice in New York's Carnegie Hall, plus given recitals in The Amsterdam Concertgebouw, The Berlin Konzerthaus, The Bruges Concertgebouw, Chicago's Centre for International Performance and Exhibition, New Hampshire's Claremont Opera House, the National Opera House of Vietnam, plus the National Concert Halls of Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea, and has recorded concertos by Tchaikovsky and Schumann for CD with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. Sullivan's performances are conspicuous for their freshness and spontaneity, challenging audiences, taking both them and the music to the edge with his rich palette of colours, immense tonal range, and innovative interpretations.

He has been recognised as "The finest interpreter of Mozart in the world" (Südhessen Woche - Germany) while the New York Concert Review described him as "a pianist possessed of supreme intelligence and phenomenal technical prowess in equal measure."

After studies and numerous prizes in Australia, Mr. Sullivan completed his studies with Murray Perahia in London, and Paul Badura-Skoda in Vienna.

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