New Album Releases: CHOPIN - 24 PRELUDES (Charles Richard-Hamelin)

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Artist:
Charles Richard-Hamelin

Genre:
Classical

Total Time:
56:12

Record Label:
Analekta

Purchasing Links:
CD, iTunes

Release Date
May 7, 2021



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Product Description: This new album by Charles Richard-Hamelin presents two important works from Frederic Chopins repertoire, 24 Preludes, Op. 28 and Andante spianato & Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22, and confirms that he is one of the world's elite pianists. Writing about Richard-Hamelin, BBC Music Magazine characterized his playing as fluent, multifaceted and tonally seductive a technician of exceptional elegance and sophistication. Qualities that are made evident on this brilliant new album. Charles Richard-Hamelin is well known on the international music scene as a highly sensitive pianist (Gramophone), driven by a great depth of feeling without the slightest pretense (Le Devoir). He is recognized as fluent, multifaceted and tonally seductive a technician of exceptional elegance and sophistication (BBC Music Magazine).

TRACK LIST:

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24 .Préludes, Op. 28

1 . Prelude in C major. Agitato Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(0:44)

2 . Prelude in A minor. Lento Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(2:33)

3 . Prelude in G major. Vivace Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(0:58)

4 . Prelude in E minor. Largo Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(2:27)

5 . Prelude in D major. Allegro molto Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(0:37)

6 . Prelude in B minor. Lento assai Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(2:18)

7 . Prelude in A major. Andantino Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(1:03)

8 . Prelude in F-sharp minor. Molto agitato Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(2:02)

9 . Prelude in E major. Largo Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(1:46)

10 . Prelude in C-sharp minor. Allegro molto Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(0:33)

11 . Prelude in B major. Vivace Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(0:39)

12 . Prelude in G-sharp minor. Presto Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(1:16)

13 . Prelude in F-sharp major. Lento Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(3:29)

14 . Prelude in E-flat minor. Allegro Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(0:34)

15 . Prelude in D-flat major. Sostenuto Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(5:54)

16 . Prelude in B-flat minor. Presto con fuoco Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(1:08)

17 . Prelude in A-flat major. Allegretto Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(3:05)

18 . Prelude in F minor. Allegro molto Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(1:04)

19 . Prelude in E-flat major. Vivace Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(1:26)

20 . Prelude in C minor. Largo Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(1:52)

21 . Prelude in B-flat major. Cantabile Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(1:58)

22 . Prelude in G minor. Molto agitato Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(0:51)

23 . Prelude in F major. Moderato Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(1:08)

24 . Prelude in D minor. Allegro appassionato Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(2:53)

Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22 .

25 . Andante spianato Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(4:41)

26 . Grande polonaise brillante Frédéric Chopin Charles Richard-Hamelin 0(9:13)

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