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Chopin Preludes

Record and Artist Details

Composer or Director: Fryderyk Chopin

Label: DG

Media Format: Vinyl

Media Runtime: 0

Mastering:

DDD

Catalogue Number: 429 227-1GH

Tracks:

Composition Artist Credit
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 23 in F Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 24 in D minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 1 in C Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 2 in A minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 3 in G Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 4 in E minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 5 in D Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 6 in B minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 7 in A Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 8 in F sharp minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 9 in E Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 10 in C sharp minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 11 in B Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 12 in G sharp minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 13 in F sharp Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 14 in E flat minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 15 in D flat (Raindrop) Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 16 in B flat minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 17 in A flat Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 18 in F minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 19 in E flat Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 20 in C minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 21 in B flat Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 22 in G minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano

Composer or Director: Fryderyk Chopin

Label: DG

Media Format: Cassette

Media Runtime: 0

Mastering:

DDD

Catalogue Number: 429 227-4GH

Tracks:

Composition Artist Credit
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 23 in F Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 24 in D minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 1 in C Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 2 in A minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 3 in G Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 4 in E minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 5 in D Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 6 in B minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 7 in A Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 8 in F sharp minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 9 in E Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 10 in C sharp minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 11 in B Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 12 in G sharp minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 13 in F sharp Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 14 in E flat minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 15 in D flat (Raindrop) Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 16 in B flat minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 17 in A flat Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 18 in F minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 19 in E flat Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 20 in C minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 21 in B flat Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 22 in G minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano

Composer or Director: Fryderyk Chopin

Label: DG

Media Format: CD or Download

Media Runtime: 45

Mastering:

DDD

Catalogue Number: 429 227-2GH

Tracks:

Composition Artist Credit
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 23 in F Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 24 in D minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 1 in C Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 2 in A minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 3 in G Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 4 in E minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 5 in D Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 6 in B minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 7 in A Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 8 in F sharp minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 9 in E Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 10 in C sharp minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 11 in B Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 12 in G sharp minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 13 in F sharp Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 14 in E flat minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 15 in D flat (Raindrop) Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 16 in B flat minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 17 in A flat Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 18 in F minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 19 in E flat Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 20 in C minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 21 in B flat Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 22 in G minor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Ivo Pogorelich, Piano
Whereas many of Pogorelich's rivals offer extras, he—like Pollini—plays only the 24 Preludes of Op. 28. The recording itself is first class in its truthfulness and clarity, even if picking up audible intakes of breath at moments of heightened excitement that won't be to everyone's taste. Before making detailed comparisons with Ashkenazy (Decca), Pollini (DG) and Argerich (also DG—at mid price) I listened to the set straight off and found myself gripped from first note to last by the vividness and boldness of the imaginative conception, no less than by some very remarkable piano playing. Yet, as often with Pogorelich, I was also subconsciously aware of listening to someone determined to shed 'new light' on the music at any price, and sometimes that price is too high.
Except for No. 2 in A minor, which is exquisitely timed and shaded, all the slower pieces are slower than is good for their natural flow. True, Pogorelich always brings an exceptional intensity to the melodic line while also richly savouring harmonic daring around and below. But he takes a half minute longer than Pollini and Ashkenazy in No. 4 in E minor, a minute more than Pollini and Argerich in No. 6 in B minor, and over two minutes more than Pollini and Argerich in No. 13 in F sharp major. As for the so-called 'Raindrop' Prelude in D flat (No. 15), his timing is no less than 7'22'' as against Ashkenazy's 5'16'', Pollini's 4'59'' and Argerich's 4'51'' (with some outsize fortissimo in the middle section thrown in for good measure). The Prelude No. 21 in B flat is a similar example. Many of the lighter pieces are despatched with a disarming, nonchalant brilliance (and exceptional textural clarity) though I think he goes too far in his teasing, throw-away end to No. 5 in D. I much enjoyed his simple, straightforward lyricism in No. 17 in A flat (so often unnecessarily pulled about), and equally his emphasis of the nostalgic song underlying the surging demisemiquavers of No. 8 in F sharp minor. Predictably there is no lack of drive or aggression in more dramatic contexts (even if tempo change, unrequested by the composer, is extreme in No. 10 in C sharp minor), with a powerfully impassioned homecoming in No. 24 in D minor.
I would never recommend this performance in preference to the sensitively poetic Ashkenazy, the aristocratically commanding Pollini, or even the impulsively temperamental Argerich (a shade less lucky in her 1977 recording than they). But it remains an individual enough challenge to win a place in any library.'

Chopin Preludes

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 23 in F

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 24 in D minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 1 in C

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 2 in A minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 3 in G

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 4 in E minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 5 in D

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 6 in B minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 7 in A

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 8 in F sharp minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 9 in E

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 10 in C sharp minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 11 in B

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 12 in G sharp minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 13 in F sharp

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 14 in E flat minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 15 in D flat (Raindrop)

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 16 in B flat minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 17 in A flat

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 18 in F minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 19 in E flat

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 20 in C minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 21 in B flat

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 22 in G minor

Chopin Preludes

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 23 in F

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 24 in D minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 1 in C

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 2 in A minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 3 in G

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 4 in E minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 5 in D

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 6 in B minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 7 in A

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 8 in F sharp minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 9 in E

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 10 in C sharp minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 11 in B

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 12 in G sharp minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 13 in F sharp

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 14 in E flat minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 15 in D flat (Raindrop)

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 16 in B flat minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 17 in A flat

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 18 in F minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 19 in E flat

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 20 in C minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 21 in B flat

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 22 in G minor

Chopin Preludes

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 23 in F

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 24 in D minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 1 in C

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 2 in A minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 3 in G

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 4 in E minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 5 in D

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 6 in B minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 7 in A

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 8 in F sharp minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 9 in E

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 10 in C sharp minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 11 in B

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 12 in G sharp minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 13 in F sharp

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 14 in E flat minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 15 in D flat (Raindrop)

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 16 in B flat minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 17 in A flat

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 18 in F minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 19 in E flat

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 20 in C minor

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 21 in B flat

(26) Preludes, Movement: No. 22 in G minor

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