Emil von Sauer plays Chopin with a subtlety and delicacy unusual in a pianist born in the 1860s. There are not the usual excesses of rubato or tempo. The music speaks gently and directly to the listener without any the insertion of the pianist's personality or his desire to leave his own imprint on the performance. Even the dramatic Op 25~12 is free of any tendency to help the music make its point.
Chopin Berceuse in D♭ major, Op 57 recorded ca 1925
Bolero, Op 19 recorded in 1940
Etude in E major, Op 10~3 recorded ca 1928
Etude in F minor, Op 25~2 recorded in 1941
Etude in C minor, Op 25~12 recorded ca 1928
Impromptu 2 in F♯ major, Op 36 recorded ca 1930
Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op 66 recorded in 1928
Nocturne in E♭ major, Op 9~2 recorded in 1940
Waltz in F major, Op 34~3 recorded in 1940
Waltz in A♭ major, Op 42 recorded in 1928
Waltz in C♯ minor, Op 64~2 recorded in 1923
Waltz in E minor, Op posth recorded ca 1925
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