Among record collectors there are desert-island discs –the handful of discs you’d take to said isolated island– and dream discs –recordings that would have gone to the top of the charts if only the ...

Sonata for Piano No. 2, 'Funeral March' Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Julien Brocal, Piano (24) Preludes Julien Brocal, Piano Fryderyk Chopin, Composer He misjudges No 9’s climaxes, brings a less than ...

Though his repertory ranges from Couperin right up to Kagel, Chopin seems to be a speciality of Tharaud's. This disc of the Preludes follows an earlier one devoted to the Waltzes and certainly his ...

Chopin's 24 Preludes are universally recognized as some of the composer's most characteristic works. Not only are they quintessential of his style, but are also deeply tied with upheavals in Chopin's ...

Maurizio Pollini's latest recital disc follows the same plan as his previous Chopin collection, grouping together works from the late 1830s by opus number, in this case Opp 27, 28, 30 and 31. That ...

ARGENTINIAN pianist Nelson Goerner is particularly associated with the music of Chopin: he was a multiple prizewinner with his Chopin recordings. You can hear why in his latest CD, where he delivers a ...

(26) Preludes, Movements: No. 1 in C Stefan Vladar, Piano Fryderyk Chopin, Composer (26) Preludes, Movements: No. 2 in A minor Stefan Vladar, Piano Fryderyk Chopin, Composer (26) Preludes, Movements: ...

Alexewicz is one of four Polish contestants who have qualified to the second stage. During his performance on Thursday, he played all 24 preludes from Opus 28. Reflecting on how his interpretation of ...