Utwory na płycie:

• Preludes Op. 28 - Molto allegro in C# Minor, C.175
• Preludes Op. 28 - Vivace in B Major, C.176
• Preludes Op. 28 - Presto in G# Minor, C.177
• Preludes Op. 28 - Lento in F# Major, C.178
• Preludes Op. 28 - Allegro in E-flat Minor, C.179
• Preludes Op. 28 - Sostenuto in D-flat Major, C.180 ‘Raindrop’
• Preludes Op. 28 - Presto con fuoco in B-flat Minor, C.181
• Preludes Op. 28 - Allegretto in A-flat Major, C.182
• Preludes Op. 28 - Molto allegro in F Minor, C.183
• Preludes Op. 28 - Vivace in E-flat Major, C.184
• Preludes Op. 28 - Agitato in C Major, C.166
• Preludes Op. 28 - Largo in C Minor, C.185
• Preludes Op. 28 - Cantabile in B-flat Major, C.186
• Preludes Op. 28 - Molto agitato in G Minor, C.187
• Preludes Op. 28 - Moderato in F Major, C.188
• Preludes Op. 28 - Allegro appassionato in D Minor, C.189
• Etude in E-flat Minor Op. 10, No. 6
• Waltz in A flat Major Op. 69, No. 1
• Waltz in A Minor Op. 34, No. 2
• Waltz in B Minor Op. 69, No. 2
• Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31
• Preludes Op. 28 - Lento in A Minor, C.167
• Preludes Op. 28 - Vivace in G Major, C.168
• Preludes Op. 28 - Largo in E Minor, C.169
• Preludes Op. 28 - Molto allegro in D Major, C.170
• Preludes Op. 28 - Lento assai in B Minor, C.171
• Preludes Op. 28 - Andantino in A Major, C.172
• Preludes Op. 28 - Molto agitato in F# Minor, C.173
• Preludes Op. 28 - Largo in E Major, C.174

Preludes, Op. 28
Etude in E-flat Minor, Op. 10, No. 6
Waltz in A flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1
Waltz in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2
Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69, No. 2
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31

Nino Gvetadze: “Chopin looked back and evoked for us the story of his life in his 24 Preludes. Through the medium of these works he revealed his deepest fears and sorrows, but also the beauty and integrity of his heart. The story of these ghosts culminates in tolling bells which are, in Cortot’s words, “of blood, of earthly pleasure, of death...” But what follows? A pause: silence, timeless solitude, in the Etude Op.10, No.6. Then, suddenly, the soul wakes up and waltzes into space. The album ends with the Scherzo No.2, “like a charnel house”, or house of the dead, as Chopin apparently described the opening – yet the finale sounds like a celebration of life. And so our ghostly journey ends with fireworks, with smiling and shining, looking far into the future...”

Winner of Borletti Buitoni Trust in 2010, her previous recordings have been acclaimed by the critics: “outstanding and magical” (The Independent) “…in the very act of playing she is spontaneously creating the Music under her fingers.” (BBC Music Magazine).

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Recorded at Muziekgebouw Frits Philips Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 12 - 14 June 2017