Winner of the Leeds Piano Competition at the age of just twenty, Rafael Orozco exemplified a new generation of virtuoso pianists who favoured musical expression over spectacular display. His Chopin interpretations were truly revelatory, finding poetry not only in the Préludes but also in the Études. Remastered from the original tapes in 24-bit/192kHz, this double album captures the rare occurrence of a Spanish pianist tackling two all-encompassing collections in which the essence of Romanticism is distilled - a precious souvenir of the impeccable artistry of a star of late twentieth-century pianism.
15 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop"
16 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16 in B-Flat minor
17 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 17 in A-Flat Major
18 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 in F minor
19 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 19 in E-Flat Major
20 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 in C minor
21 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 21 in B-Flat Major
22 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 22 in G minor
23 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 23 in F Major
24 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 24 in D minor
25 Prelude No. 25 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 45
26 Prelude No. 26 in A-Flat Major, Op. Posth
- Disc 2 -
1 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 1 in C Major
2 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 2 in a Minor "Chromatique"
3 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major "Tristesse"
4 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 4 in C-Sharp minor
5 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 5 in G-Flat Major "Black Keys"
6 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 6 in E-Flat minor
7 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 7 in C Major
8 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 8 in F Major
9 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 9 in F minor
10 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 10 in A-Flat Major
11 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 11 in E-Flat Major "Arpeggio"
12 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 12 in C minor "Revolutionary"
13 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Aeolian Harp"
14 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 2 in F minor
15 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 3 in F Major
16 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 4 in a Minor
17 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Aeolian Harp"
18 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 2 in F minor
19 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 3 in F Major
20 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 4 in a Minor
21 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 5 in E minor
22 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 6 in G-Sharp minor
23 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 7 in C-Sharp minor
24 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 8 in D-Flat Major
25 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 9 in G-Flat Major "Butterfly"
26 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 10 in B minor
27 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 11 in a Minor "Winter Wind"
28 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 12 in C minor
Winner of the Leeds Piano Competition at the age of just twenty, Rafael Orozco exemplified a new generation of virtuoso pianists who favoured musical expression over spectacular display. His Chopin interpretations were truly revelatory, finding poetry not only in the Préludes but also in the Études. Remastered from the original tapes in 24-bit/192kHz, this double album captures the rare occurrence of a Spanish pianist tackling two all-encompassing collections in which the essence of Romanticism is distilled - a precious souvenir of the impeccable artistry of a star of late twentieth-century pianism.
