Chopin's 24 Preludes are universally recognized as some of the composer's most characteristic works. Not only are they quintessential of his style, but are also deeply tied with upheavals in Chopin's ...

Ingrid Fliter began her association with Linn with an impressive pairing of the two Chopin piano concertos. This disc of solo Chopin, built around the 24 Preludes, isn’t quite on the same level, ...

Though his repertory ranges from Couperin right up to Kagel, Chopin seems to be a speciality of Tharaud's. This disc of the Preludes follows an earlier one devoted to the Waltzes and certainly his ...

Pianist Rafal Blechacz's victory at the 2005 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw (the first Polish performer to take the prize in 30 years) aroused plenty of interest in this young virtuoso.