German pianist Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy is one of the leading pianists of his generation. His concert activities and CD recordings mark him as an extremely intelligent musician with his heart in the right place, his immense technical powers almost being taken for granted. His CDs of Brahms, Schumann and Rachmaninov have won him 5 star reviews all over the world: “astonishing and exquisite listening” (Fono Forum), “Electrifying passion and clarity” (Piano News), “dazzling brilliance and interpretative sophistication”(American Record Guide), “Coup de Coeur”(Piano Magazine). His Chopin interpretations on this new recording breathe an air of improvisation, vision and imagination. Listening to the Preludes evokes a synaesthetic experience: the sounds, views and smells of Mallorca (where they were composed) merge into a feeling of beauty, bliss and melancholy…
