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Chopin Jazz Inn

Evelina Sašenko

Composer
Chopin
Released
2010
Label
Evelina Sašenko
Forces
Vocal, Piano
Personnel
Evelina Sašenko, Dmitrijus Golovanovas and ensemble

Sašenko and pianist Dmitrijus Golovanovas made the arrangements together, setting words from Cyprian Kamil Norwid’s poem “Chopin’s Piano” against Chopin’s music.

Voice and grand piano are joined by double bass and percussion, and all nine tracks draw on Chopin.

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The originalsChopin · classical source works

The nine Chopin sources follow the album order; Życzenie retains its original voice-and-piano scoring.

Jazzed upEvelina Sašenko · 2010
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Source works

The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.

  1. Nocturne No. 20, op. postNocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth.
  2. Nocturne No. 1, op. 27Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1
  3. Prelude No. 4, op. 28Prelude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4
  4. Prelude No. 24, op. 28Prelude in D minor, Op. 28 No. 24
  5. Nocturne No. 1, op. 72Nocturne in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1
  6. Prelude No.15, op. 28Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 28 No. 15
  7. Valse No. 2, op. 69Waltz in B minor, Op. 69 No. 2
  8. Etude No. 6, op. 10Étude in E-flat minor, Op. 10 No. 6
  9. Życzenie No.1, op.74*Życzenie, Op. 74 No. 1