Anna Fedorova - Shaping ChopinOn her sixth album for Channel Classics, pianist Anna Federova performs a recital of works by Chopin. "The year 2020 was the strangest and loneliest year that I lived through so far. Around the world, so many of us had to find our own way to get through the fear, frustration, and feeling of the unknown. Everyone dealt with this situation in his or her own way and found comfort however they could. I, for instance, found myself diving into the music of

Described as an artist who "compelled listeners to heed the beauty of darkness" by Pitchfork

For that reason

The concept around this new work focuses on the duality between what is hidden inside the depths of the human soul and the vastness sidereal space

alongside lesser know artists like Guitar Frank

17 & 18 on 8 DVDs

whose modernity - both dramatic and musical - erupts from the fabulous resources of traditional Russian epics

I cannot recommend this superb CD highly enough - it is the sort of recording to listen to in awe at the sustained and unerring skill of the performers and the burgeoning brilliance of the composers (and their unobtrusive editor)

Marc Sabatella

preceded just a year earlier by Giuseppe Sinopoli's critically acclaimed production dedicated to his father

even though they inhabit completely different expressive worlds

"I never knew where I wanted to go or what I wanted to do with my voice

In addition to being a lifelong custom for the Louisiana native