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he really is phenomenal: this music seems to flow out of him with such relaxed and elegant perfection — BBC Music Magazine, March 2016, More…

Release Date: 6th Nov 2015
Catalogue No: 4795332
Label: DG
Length: 72 minutes

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13th November 2015
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Contents

Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28

38:03

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Seong-Jin Cho (piano)
Recorded: 2015-10-21
Recording Venue: Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall

1. In C Major

0:36

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2. In A Minor

2:10

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3. In G Major

0:55

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4. In E Minor

2:05

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5. In D Major

0:31

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6. In B Minor

1:57

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7. In A Major

0:41

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8. In F Sharp Minor

1:45

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9. In E Major

1:28

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10. In C Sharp Minor

0:27

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11. In B Major

0:35

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12. In G Sharp Minor

1:08

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13. In F Sharp Major

3:12

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14. In E Flat Minor

0:33

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15. In D-Flat Major

5:45

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16. In B Flat Minor

1:02

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17. In A Flat Major

3:06

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18. In F Minor

0:58

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19. In E Flat Major

1:19

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20. In C Minor

1:58

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21. In B Flat Major

1:47

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22. In G Minor

0:42

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23. In F Major

0:52

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24. In D Minor

2:31

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Chopin: Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1

6:05

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Seong-Jin Cho (piano)
Recorded: 2015-10-21
Recording Venue: Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall

Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'

20:43

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Seong-Jin Cho (piano)
Recorded: 2015-10-21
Recording Venue: Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall

1. Grave - Doppio movimento

5:22

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2. Scherzo - Più lento - Tempo I

5:49

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3. Marche funèbre (Lento)

8:02

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4. Finale (Presto)

1:30

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Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque'

7:23

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Seong-Jin Cho (piano)
Recorded: 2015-10-21
Recording Venue: Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall

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Recording of the Week, Seong-Jin Cho: Winner of the 2015 Chopin Piano Competition

13th November 2015

David listens to the young South Korean pianist's debut recording on DG.

South Korea's Seong-Jin Cho, aged 21, was announced winner of the prestigious 17th international Frederic Chopin piano competition in the Polish capital, Warsaw on the evening of 20th October 2015.

The competition, held every five years, is one of the few in which pianists play pieces by a single composer. 84 pianists aged 16 to 30, from 45 countries, qualified for the 2015 four-stage series of final recitals held over a three-week period in October.

The competition opened on 1 October with a gala concert featuring Martha Argerich and finished with the Grand Finale recitals by the top 10 pianists on 18-20 October. The Chopin Competition is renowned for discovering the world’s most talented pianists. Past winners include Maurizio Pollini, Martha Argerich, Krystian Zimmerman, Yundi Li and Rafał Blechacz.

This all-Chopin disc was made from live performances from the competition's finals.

Reviews

March 2016

he really is phenomenal: this music seems to flow out of him with such relaxed and elegant perfection

13th November 2015

There's no sense of him rolling up his sleeves for the hard-work part of the programme – Preludes and Sonata seem to be approached on an equal footing, and Cho is clearly no more daunted by the latter's scale than he was by the former's virtuosity...Seong-Jin Cho has certainly made his mark – this is as fine a début as any young artist could wish for. If there's any justice, we should be hearing a lot more from him in the coming years!

17th December 2015

His performance of the 24 Preludes Op 28 is ravishing. The wonderfully crisp, unfussy articulation one quickly takes for granted, but the restraint and subtle discrimination of Cho’s playing, combined with his silvery, never fulsome sound, is constantly beguiling.

Videos

Nocturne in C minor

Behind the scenes

Interview with Seong-Jin Cho

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