Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 (1829)
Version for piano and string quintet
I. Maestoso [0:00]
II. Larghetto [14:46]
III. Allegro vivace [24:07]
The second piano concerto by Polish composer Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), performed here in a version with orchestral accompaniment reduced to string quintet (two violins, viola, cello and double-bass).
Piano: Janina Fialkowska
Chamber Players of Canada [Jonathan Crow (violin), Manuela Milani (violin), Guylaine Lemaire (viola), Julian Armour (cello), Murielle Bruneau (double bass)]
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