ABOUT THIS ALBUM
Catalogue No.: AZ1009
UPC: 3618026035745
Total Playing Time: 57:12
Release Date: February 2025
Composer(s): Frédéric Chopin
Artist(s): Natalia Rehling
REVIEWS
'On this album, Polish-Austrian pianist Natalia Rehling confirms her talent and authority in interpreting Chopin’s music, where she has found a very personal style. She gives the works on the program an often moderately dramatic and passionate interpretation, far removed from any sentimental mannerism or affectation. The tempos are within the normal range, and the piano sound is round and warm, with beautiful nuances of color. The result is a fine Chopin recital.'
– Pizzicato
Read the full review
'Natalia Rehling plays with quiet authority, bringing out the singing lines in works such as the Op. 10 Etude No. 6. Where the original has no pedal markings, Rehling is guided by modern performance practice to create a work with life and colour using the pedals to not only shape the left-hand chromaticism but also enable the right-hand melody to float above as a melancholy song.'
– Maureen Buja, Interlude Magazine
Read the full review
CHOPIN IN VIENNA
Natalia Rehling
Polish‑Austrian pianist Natalia Rehling explores Frédéric Chopin’s music from his two formative stays in Vienna, in 1829 and 1830-31, revealing the composer’s early voice alongside mature reflections. With refined virtuosity and interpretative depth, Rehling illuminates both the familiar and the rarely heard — including two versions of Var. IV of the Variations on “ Là ci darem la mano” performed directly from Chopin’s original manuscript. From the impassioned Scherzo and expressive Étude Op. 10 No. 6 to the lyrical Nocturne Op. 15 No. 2 and rhythmically vibrant Mazurkas, she draws on Polish heritage and Viennese elegance to reveal Chopin’s expressive range with clarity, warmth, and vivid emotional sensitivity.
Chopin in Vienna trailer
F. Chopin: Ballade no. 1
in G Minor op.23
F. Chopin: Nocturne
in F Sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Variations on “Là ci darem la mano” in B flat major Op. 2
19:15
I: Introduzione. Largo - Poco piu mosso
1
5:04
II: Thema
2
1:30
III: Var. I Brillante
3
1:06
IV: Var. II Veloce ma accuratamente
4
1:04
V: Var. III Sempre sostenuto
5
1:27
VI: Var. IV Con bravura (crossed out version)
6
1:24
VII: Var. V Adagio
7
3:11
VIII: Alla Polacca
8
3:45
IX: Var. IV (final version)
9
0:44
Scherzo No. 1 in B minor op. 20
11:11
Scherzo
10
3:10
Etude in E flat minor Op. 10 No. 6
3:37
Etude
11
Nocturne in F sharp major Op. 15 No. 2
3:45
Nocturne
12
13:41
Mazurkas op. 7
9:31
I: No. 1 in B flat major
13
2:17
II: No. 2 in A minor
14
3:30
III: No. 3 in F minor
15
2:28
IV: No. 4 in A flat major
16
1:16
Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23
9:46
Ballade
17
_edited.jpg)
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Polish-Austrian pianist NATALIA REHLING (née Sawościanik) is renowned for her profound connection to Frédéric Chopin’s music. She is a laureate of many international piano competitions, including winning first prize at the 4th International Chopin Competition in Marianske Lazne and three special awards at the 14th International Chopin Competition in Warsaw. Her career has seen her perform across Europe, Asia and the USA, both solo and with orchestras. As a pianist, she draws on artistic impulses received from Ewa Pobłocka, Noel Flores, Johannes Kropfitsch, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Robert Levin, Andrzej Jasiński, Victor Merzhanov, Halina Czerny-Stefańska and Dominique Merlet. Her extensive repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary music. Rehling made history by becoming the first person to record Chopin’s works on Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum’s original Conrad Graf fortepiano (inv. no. SAM 570). Acclaimed by critics as an “outstanding Chopin Interpreter” and a “genius pianist, truly gifted”, she also teaches at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and is the Vice President of the Vienna-based International Chopin
Society. Rehling is a Yamaha artist.