Chopin: Préludes

After the overwhelming success of her Linn debut Ingrid Fliter has proven herself an outstanding Chopin interpreter; her recording of the Chopin Piano Concertos was named ‘Disc of the Week' by BBC Radio 3 ‘CD Review', ‘Album of the Week' by Classic FM, a ‘Choice' recording by Gramophone and received many five star reviews.

Chopin's Preludes achieve something close to perfection of form within the framework of the miniature, and each has its own melodic, harmonic and rhythmic profile. Fellow pianist and composer Franz Liszt perhaps best summed up the appeal of Op 28: ‘They are poetic preludes, analogous to those of a great contemporary poet, who cradles the soul in golden dreams …'

Completing the programme are two Nocturnes and five Mazurkas, both genres that Chopin defined.

A 24-bit 192 kHz studio master for this album is available from the Linn Records website.

CKD475  72 minutes 58 seconds
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