Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28

This page lists all recordings of 24 Preludes, Op. 28, by Frédéric François Chopin (1810-49) on CD & DVD. Generally, more recent CDs and DVDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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Nikolai Demidenko plays Chopin

Chopin:

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

24 Preludes, Op. 28

Nikolai Demidenko (piano)

Debut release on ONYX from the legendary virtuoso and poet of the keyboard Nikolai Demidenko.

Recognised as one of the great Chopin players of our time, he recently performed these works during the Chopin Experience weekend on BBC Radio 3. This is his first recording of the Preludes.

Bryce Morrison in Gramophone magazine praised his last Chopin recital disc: "Demidenko's razor-sharp articulacy and immaculate dexterity are complemented by the finest musical grace and individuality" (Editor’s Choice, 2007)

Demidenko won the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1978, recorded a highly acclaimed series of discs in the 80s and 90s (mainly on Hyperion) including a Gramophone award-winning disc of Medtner Concertos. As a young man he was widely acclaimed as a firebrand virtuoso but this was never the whole story and like a good wine his playing has matured gloriously. Now with new management.

Onyx - ONYX4036

(CD)

$17.49

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Chopin - Preludes

Chopin:

24 Preludes, Op. 28

Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 45

Trois Nouvelles Études

Prelude No. 26 in A flat major, Op. posth.

Mompou:

Musica Callada No. 15 on the theme of Chopin Prelude No. 4

El Lago (Le Lac)

Prélude No. 9

Alexandre Tharaud (Steinway piano)

'I like to play the cycle of Preludes without interruption, with the same tension, a certain underlying fear even in the most serene preludes.' Two years after his CD devoted to the Waltzes, Alexandre Tharaud returns to Chopin, the composer he has played most often and who has never failed to move him deeply. In addition to the Preludes in A flat and Op.45 and the Trois nouvelles études, he has provided the cycle with a more recent echo in music by Federico Mompou. In their personality, their careers, their exclusive relationship with the piano, their attention to sonority, and their inward melody, the two composers have much in common.

“Conceiving the 24 Preludes as an uninterrupted whole, and complementing them with some all-too-rare Mompou miniatures, Alexandre Tharaud has recorded a breathtaking disc.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 *****

Harmonia Mundi - HMC901982

(CD)

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Chopin:

24 Preludes, Op. 28

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'

12 Études, Op. 25

Grigory Sokolov (piano)

(Live recording on June 17th, 1990 and November 10th, 1992 in Paris, and June 13th 1992)

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Naive - OP30456

(CD - 2 discs)

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Chopin - Complete Preludes

Chopin:

24 Preludes, Op. 28

Nocturne No. 17 in B major, Op. 62 No. 1

Nocturne No. 18 in E major, Op. 62 No. 2

Prelude No. 26 in A flat major, Op. posth.

Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 45

Rafal Blechacz (piano)

“Pure magic, filigree detailing and gorgeous trills and turns. He has an almost feminine elegance and a command of technique that allows him to print a personal inflection even on a cascade of notes . . . How reassuring it is to see one so young putting poetry first . . . we were all on another planet.” Financial Times, August 2006

“Blechacz is a superlative pianist but an even finer musician, and this is playing of exceptional clarity and expressive beauty. Everything Blechacz does seems natural and organic, and his ability to phrase Chopin's long lines with an innate sense of time and space is a constant joy.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2007 *****

BBC Music Magazine

Instrumental Choice - December 2007

DG - 4776592

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Chopin:

24 Preludes, Op. 28

Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 45

Prelude No. 26 in A flat major, Op. posth.

Schumann:

Papillons, Op. 2

Claudio Arrau (piano)

Remastered Quadro Recording (RQR)

"Arrau is the complete pianist. He can revel in the keyboard for its own pianistic sake, representing to us the instrument's range and power, but he can also go beyond piano playing as we are led by his art to the secret chambers of the creative imagination." performances were marked by a balance between heart and intellect. As the late music critic, (Sir Neville Cardus)