Astonishing Performances

Early recordings
by Nelson Freire -
impress
GERALD FENECH

'An ideal set for ... all who admire this truly great soloist.'

Nelson Freire - Radio Days - Tchaikovsky 1, Rachmaninov 3, Prokofiev 1, Chopin 1, Schumann, Liszt 2 - The Concerto Broadcasts 1968-1979. © 2014 Decca Music Group Ltd

This well filled set includes some of the astonishing performances that made up Nelson Freire's early career and which were transmitted on German radio between 1960 and 1974. One can sense the brilliance of this sensational pianist from the very first notes of the Chopin Piano Concerto. The interview with James Jolly that constitutes the boklet notes is as humble and self demeaning as you would expect from Freire, but there's no denying the incredible impact he made when launched on the scene...