{"product_id":"chopin-shirinyan-ballades-scherzi-music-cd-5060189562480","title":"Chopin \/ Shirinyan - Ballades \u0026 Scherzi - Music CD","description":"Renowned Armenian-born pianist Marianna Shirinyan performs some of Chopin's most fascinating and fiendish pieces: the four Ballades and four Scherzos. Chopin coined the term 'ballade', harking back to medieval minstrels singing poetic ballads. His four Ballades are quite different in character, but share a sense of Romantic story-telling in their dramatic contrasts and virtuoso display. The first three of Chopin's four Scherzos are fiery and dissonant; all four are exceptionally challenging. The Scherzo No. 1 is sometimes dubbed 'The Infernal Banquet' owing to it's devilish character, which is juxtaposed with a central lullaby based on the Polish carol 'Sleep, little Jesus'. Schumann regarded Chopin's Scherzo No. 2 as Byronic in the grandeur of it's passion, and the Scherzo No. 3 is also remarkably daring, with an almost Wagnerian chorale. Chopin's Scherzo No. 4 is the only one in a major key, yet it's relatively serene nature, with fluid, whimsical twists and turns, also makes it one of the most demanding to play.","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42319267430475,"sku":"ORCC100248.2","price":23.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/7223\/1499\/files\/4211153-3521251.jpg?v=1775779770","url":"https:\/\/rockbandmerch.com\/products\/chopin-shirinyan-ballades-scherzi-music-cd-5060189562480","provider":"Rock Band Merch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}