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English pianist Leon McCawley leapt into prominence at the age of nineteen, when he won both First Prize in the International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna, and Second Prize in the Leeds International Piano Competition. He has led a glittering career that includes recitals all over Europe, at Lincoln Center in New York, and appearances with the Cincinnati Symphony, Dallas Symphony, and Minnesota Orchestra as well as several appearances at the BBC Proms. He has worked with Gatti, Paavo Järvi, Kurt Masur, and Simon Rattle, among many others. On this, his fifth disc for SOMM, the pianist turns to Rachmaninov's Complete Preludes. Album Tracks 1. Prelude No. 2 in C Sharp minor, Op. 3 2. No. 1 in F Sharp minor 3. No. 2 in B Flat Major 4. No. 3 in D minor 5. No. 4 in D Major 6. No. 5 in G minor 7. No. 6 in E Flat Major 8. No. 7 in C minor 9. No. 8 in a Flat Major 10. No. 9 in E Flat minor 11. No. 10 in G Flat Major 12. No. 1 in C Major 13. No. 2 in B Flat Major 14. No. 3 in E Major 15. No. 4 in E minor 16. No. 5 in G Major 17. No. 6 in F minor 18. No. 7 in F Major 19. No. 8 in a Minor 20. No. 9 in a Major 21. No. 10 in B minor 22. No. 11 in B Major 23. No. 12 in G Sharp minor 24. No. 13 in D Flat Major