Credits:

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Frederic Francois Chopin

Description:

Known as the Poet of the Piano, Chopin expanded the expressive range of the piano through a variety of forms, beautiful melodies, and chromatic harmonies, creating numerous poetic masterpieces and powerful works during his short life of 39 years. This album features 16 of his most widely beloved short piecesworks that exerted a profound influence on subsequent piano musicperformed by Ashkenazy in his exquisitely polished, sublime style.Universal Music