Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester Nr. 2 F-Moll Op. 21 / Polonaise Nr. 5 Fis-Moll Op. 44

Released in 1983 on the Deutsche Grammophon label, this recording captures Ivo Pogorelich performing Frédéric Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 and the Polonaise No. 5. The record emerged during a pivotal moment in Pogorelich's career, following the international controversy surrounding his exclusion from the 1980 International Chopin Piano Competition, an event that actually propelled him to rapid stardom and led to his exclusive signing with Deutsche Grammophon.

The performance is noted for Pogorelich’s idiosyncratic and highly individualistic interpretive style, which challenged traditional academic approaches to Chopin's work. The design and production reflect Deutsche Grammophon’s high-fidelity standards of the era, emphasizing the label’s commitment to capturing the pianist's technically precise, albeit stylistically polarizing, approach to the Romantic repertoire.