The Tunisian-born French pianist Jean-Marc Luisada, a prize-winner at the 1985 Warsaw Chopin Competition, has earned an international reputation as a distinctive Chopin interpreter. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Luisada made a series of recordings for RCA: the complete Mazurkas, Waltzes and Ballades, the B minor Sonata and a chamber arrangement of the First Concerto (joined by the Talich Quartet), among numerous other works. MusicWeb International wrote that “the most stunning aspect of his artistry is his exploratory approach to Chopin. He uses every phrase to probe into Chopin’s sound-world and psyche, also displaying a total command of the keyboard’s resources.” As ClassicsToday wrote about Luisada’s Chopin: “The pianist compels you to listen.” All his RCA Chopin recordings are now reissued in a 6-album Sony Classical box.
Chopin: Ballades Nos. 1-4
Chopin: Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22
Chopin: Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1
Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2
Chopin: Waltz No. 1 in E flat major ‘Grande Valse Brillante’, Op. 18
Chopin: Mazurka No. 12 in A flat major, Op.17 No.3
Chopin: Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4
Chopin: Mazurka No. 15 in C major, Op. 24 No. 2
Chopin: Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49
Chopin: Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2
Chopin: Nocturne No. 17 in B major, Op. 62 No. 1
Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31
Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 17 in A flat major
Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 22 in G minor
Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major
Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47
Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary’
Chopin: Waltz No. 1 in E flat major ‘Grande Valse Brillante’, Op. 18
Chopin: Waltzes (3), Op. 34
Chopin: Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42
Chopin: Waltzes (3), Op. 64
Chopin: Waltzes (2), Op. 69
Chopin: Waltzes (3), Op. 70
Chopin: Waltz No. 14 in E minor, Op. post., KKIVa:15, B 56
Chopin: Mazurkas (4), Op. 67
Chopin: Mazurkas (4), Op. 68
Chopin: Mazurkas (4), Op. 6
Chopin: Mazurkas (5), Op. 7
Chopin: Mazurkas (4), Op. 17
Chopin: Mazurkas (4), Op. 24
Chopin: Mazurkas (4), Op. 30
Chopin: Mazurkas (4), Op. 33
Chopin: Mazurkas (4) Op. 41
Chopin: Mazurkas (3), Op. 50
Chopin: Mazurkas (3), Op. 56
Chopin: Mazurkas (3), Op. 59
Chopin: Mazurkas (3), Op. 63
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (chamber version)
Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post.
Chopin: Nocturne No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1
Chopin: Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2
Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
Chopin: Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 ‘Polonaise-fantaisie’
Chopin: Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54
Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 10 in A flat major
Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major ‘Black Key’
Chopin: Waltz No. 3 in A minor ‘Grande Valse Brillante’, Op. 34 No. 2
Jean-Marc Luisada (piano)