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Complete Preludes, Vol.1: Chopin & Dutilleux

Alexandra Dariescu (piano)

Complete Preludes, Vol.1: Chopin & Dutilleux
There's much superb playing to enjoy: she is particularly good at creating atmosphere through her sound, which is cushioned, refined and beautifully balanced...the richness of Chopin's fleeting...

BBC Music Magazine, September 20133 out of 5 stars

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Complete Preludes, Vol.1: Chopin & Dutilleux

Alexandra Dariescu (piano)

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There's much superb playing to enjoy: she is particularly good at creating atmosphere through her sound, which is cushioned, refined and beautifully balanced...the richness of Chopin's fleeting...

BBC Music Magazine, September 20133 out of 5 stars

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Alexandra Dariescu presents the first disc in a 'Trilogy of Preludes' containing the complete works of this genre by Chopin and Dutilleux.

Frederic Chopin composed his 24 preludes, op.28, one in each of the 12 major and 12 minor keys, between 1835 and 1839, commissioned by the pianist, publisher, impresario and piano manufacturer Camille Pleyel.

Henri Dutilleux’s 3 Preludes were not designed as a set but composed at intervals between 1973 and 1994. Each Prelude is dedicated to a great Pianist: Artur Rubinstein (D’ombre et de silence), Claude Helffer (Sur um meme accord) and Eugene Istomin (Le jeu des contraries).

Alexandra finds the form of the Prelude as relevant today as in Chopin's time and was drawn to Dutilleux's use of polyphony and harmony in his fascinating contribution to an established genre.

Alexandra Dariescu is one of the most talented pianists of her generation and was featured as BBC Music Magazine’s Rising Star in June 2011. She has won the Guildhall Wigmore Prize and the Romanian Ambassador‘s prize for her outstanding contribution to promoting Romania’s image in the UK, and is currently a YCAT artist.

Contents and tracklist

Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28
Work length37:36
No. 1. Agitato, C Major
Track length0:41
No. 2. Lento, A Minor
Track length2:01
No. 3. Vivace, G Major
Track length1:02
No. 4. Largo, E Minor
Track length1:46
No. 5. Molto allegro, D Major
Track length0:41
No. 6. Lento assai, B Minor
Track length2:12
No. 7. Andantino, A Major
Track length0:45
No. 8. Molto agitato, F-Sharp Minor
Track length1:57
No. 9. Largo, E Major
Track length1:18
No. 10. Molto allegro, C-Sharp Minor
Track length0:31
No. 11. Vivace, B Major
Track length0:37
No. 12. Presto, G-Sharp Minor
Track length1:17
No. 13. Lento, F-Sharp Minor
Track length3:05
No. 14. Allegro, E-Flat Minor
Track length0:34
No. 15. Sostenuto, D-Flat Minor "Raindrop Prelude"
Track length4:45
No. 16. Presto con fuoco, B-Flat Minor
Track length1:16
No. 17. Allegretto, A-Flat Major
Track length2:56
No. 18. Molto allegro, E-Flat Minor
Track length0:56
No. 19. Vivace, E-Flat Major
Track length1:33
No. 20. Largo, C Minor
Track length1:32
No. 21. Cantabile, B-Flat Major
Track length2:01
No. 22. Molto agitato, G Minor
Track length0:46
No. 23. Moderato, F Major
Track length0:53
No. 24. Allegro appassionato, D Minor
Track length2:31
Dutilleux: Préludes (3)
Work length12:59
No. 1. D'ombre et de silence
Track length2:52
No. 2. Sur un même accord
Track length3:34
No. 3. Le jeu des contraires
Track length6:33
Chopin: Prelude, Op. Posth. Presto con leggierezza
Work length0:54
Chopin: Prelude, Op. 45. Sostenuto, C-Sharp Minor
Work length5:16

Awards and reviews

September 2013

There's much superb playing to enjoy: she is particularly good at creating atmosphere through her sound, which is cushioned, refined and beautifully balanced...the richness of Chopin's fleeting visions possibly needs to be complemented at the appropriate moments by something darker
3 out of 5 stars

9th June 2013

Dariescu is a deeply impressive exponent of both composers’ work, bringing to every piece the lucidity and sensitivity it commands
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