Formats and Editions
1. Prelude No. 1 in C Major: Agitato
2. Prelude No. 2 in A minor: Lento
3. Prelude No. 3 in G Major: Vivace
4. Prelude No. 4 in E minor: Largo
5. Prelude No. 5 in D Major: Molto Allegro
6. Prelude No. 6 in B minor: Lento Assai
7. Prelude No. 7 in a Major: Andantino
8. Prelude No. 8 in F Sharp minor: Molto Agitato
9. Prelude No. 9 in E Major: Largo 1
10. Prelude No. 10 in C Sharp minor: Molto Allegro 1
11. Prelude No. 11 in B Major: Vivace 1
12. Prelude No. 12 in G Sharp minor: Presto 1
13. Prelude No. 13 in F Sharp Major: Lento 1
14. Prelude No. 14 in E Flat minor: Allegro 1
15. Prelude No. 15 in D Flat Major: Sostenuto 1
16. Prelude No. 16 in B Flat minor: Presto Con Fuoco 1
17. Prelude No. 17 in a Flat Major: Allegretto 1
18. Prelude No. 18 in F minor: Molto Allegro 1
19. Prelude No. 19 in E Flat Major: Vivace 2
20. Prelude No. 20 in C minor: Largo 2
21. Prelude No. 21 in B Flat Major: Cantabile 2
22. Prelude No. 22 in G minor: Molto Agitato 2
23. Prelude No. 23 in F Major: Moderato 2
24. Prelude No. 24 in D minor: Allegro Appassionato 2
25. Grave - Doppio Movimento 2
26. Scherzo 2
27. Marche Funèbre, Lento 2
28. Finale, Presto
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German pianist Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy is one of the leading pianists of his generation. His concert activities and recordings mark him as an extremely intelligent musician with immense technical powers. His recordings of Brahms, Schumann and Rachmaninoff have won him rave reviews all over the world. His Chopin interpretations on this new recording breathe an air of improvisation, vision and imagination. Listening to his interpretation of the Preludes evokes a synesthetic experience: The sounds, views and smells of Mallorca (where they were composed) merge into one feeling of beauty, bliss and melancholy.