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By transferring the epic ballad onto piano, Frédéric Chopin invented a new genre - and turned the virtuoso pianist into a narrator. - BALLADES brings together the most prominent works of this genre on a single recording the four large-scale ballades by Frédéric Chopin and Johannes Brahms, alongside the ballade by Gabriel Fauré. - The multi-prizewinning Swiss pianist and conductor Jean-François Antonioli is known for his obsession with detail, building large-scale narratives from the most minute of nuances, thereby presenting even the most familiar work in a new light. Album Tracks 1. Ballade No. 1, Op. 23 2. Ballade No. 2, Op. 38 3. Ballade No. 3, Op. 47 4. Ballade No. 4, Op. 52 5. Ballade No. 1 6. Ballade No. 2 7. Ballade No. 3 8. Ballade No. 4 9. Ballade, Op. 19
