Chopin Piano Favourites Sachiko Furuhata-Kersting

• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): 12 Études, Op. 10 (Excerpts):
• 1 Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10 (Excerpts): No. 3 in E Major, B. 74 "Tristesse" 04:22
• 2 Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10 (Excerpts): No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, B. 75 "Torrent" 02:14
• 3 Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10 (Excerpts): No. 12 in C Minor, B. 67 "Revolutionary" 02:46
• 12 Études, Op. 25:
• 4 Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, B. 98 "Cello" 05:42
• Fantaisie-impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66, B. 87:
• 5 Chopin: Fantaisie-impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66, B. 87 06:48
• Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31, B. 111:
• 6 Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31, B. 111 12:17
• Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth., B. 49:
• 7 Chopin: Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth., B. 49 04:34
• 2 Nocturnes, Op. 27:
• 8 Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 2 in D-Flat Major, Lento sostenuto, B. 96 06:37
• 2 Nocturnes, Op. 48, B. 142:
• 9 Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 48, B. 142: No. 1 in C Minor, Lento 06:38
• Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, B. 147 "Heroic":
• 10 Chopin: Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, B. 147 "Heroic" 07:20
• 3 Waltzes, Op. 64, B. 164:
• 11 Chopin: 3 Waltzes, Op. 64, B. 164: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Tempo giusto 03:41
• 2 Waltzes, Op. 69:
• 12 Chopin: 2 Waltzes, Op. 69: No. 2 in B Minor, Moderato, B. 35 03:50
• Total Runtime 01:06:49

Info for Chopin Piano Favourites

Sachiko Furuhata was born in Yokohama, Japan, and completed her piano studies at the Tokyo Conservatory. Further studies took her to Germany at the Detmold University of Music and the Robert Schumann University in Düsseldorf. Her teachers include Roberto Szidon, Detlev Kraus, Naoyuki Taneda and Willem Brons. Her concert activities have taken her to Germany, Holland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Japan. With this third recital album, Sachiko Furuhata takes up selected works by Frédéric Chopin. With the famous etudes, the nocturnes and waltzes, different moods are singled out and compare so that an independent Chopin portrait is drawn.

Sachiko Furuhata-Kersting, piano

Sachiko Furuhata-Kersting
Japanese concert pianist Sachiko Furuhata-Kersting is a concert pianist who regularly performs in Europe and Japan. Her big City Debuts were: 2011 Debut in München, 2012 Debut in Suntory Hall in Tokyo, 2013 Debut in London, 2014 in Basel, 2015 in Luxembourg.

Beside her solo recitals she has been performing with several international orchestras,for example with Russian State Philharmony, German Radio Philharmony, Pfalztheater Orchestra among others in Europe and Japan.

Her repertory is widely spread including classicaland romanticpieces from Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, Chopin andalso composers from impressionism and expressionism.

Born in Yokohama (Japan) she took her first piano lessons at the age of three.After winning the competition New Pianist in Japan she came to Germany to study at the music university in Detmold and the Robert-Schumann-Hochschule in Düsseldorf.

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