"......... revisionist Chopin is now available from Finnish pianist Anne Kauppi.........

One gets out of her readings something of the close-up intellectual atmosphere

in which Chopin presented most of his music, in front of small groups, and the sound

engineering, which really gets inside the piano, emphasizes this feeling.

A stimulating Chopin disc for those with a few common performances in their heads........."

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nov/dec 2010 Fanfaremag by Colin Clarke :

"....From the very start of this disc, Kauppi´s originality of

thought is in evidence.She has clearly started from afresh with

each Etude....What one hears more than anything else here,

alongside the intrinsic lyricism, is an indebtedness to Bachian

clarity.....Kauppi writes her own booklet notes. They are as

informed, eloquent and thorough as her playing.The piano,

recorded in the Sello Hall, Espoo,is beautifully caught.

The whole product comes unhesitatingly recommended."

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june 2010 Finnish Music Querterly by Martin Anderson:
".....Anne Kauppi offers the four Ballades and two fantasies in barnstorming performances : her booklet notes reveal an understanding of the poetry and structure confirmed by her playing - and her insight into the music as nationalist protest gives it the edge it needs if it is really going to tell..."

nov/dec 2010 Fanfaremag by Colin Clarke :"As with her Etudes disc, Anne Kauppi declares herself a Chopin individualist whose clear aim seems to penetrate to the heart of the Polish master. .......Probably the greatest compliment I could give Kauppi is that her version of the Ballades need function as no-one´s "supplementary" copy to one of the more accepted great recordings, but hers could stand perfectly well on its own. Her imagination is captivating, her technique sovereign, and the recording of her Steinway is of the top rank."
Colin Clarke
(the rest of the reviews can be read here)

-Live-Chopin-cd:s produced by Misula-Records

Listen to examples of live Chopin from concerts in this website:

Chopin Prelude e minor op 28

Chopin:Nocturno E-flat major op 55 nr 2

Same piece,different concert

Chopin:Polonaise-Fantasy op 61

Chopin:Ballade nr 1 g minor op 23

Examples from CD/Chopin:Preludes and Scherzos :

Listen to Chopin:Prelude G-major op 28 no 3

Published:November -99 by Alba-Records,Finland