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German pianist Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy is one of the leading pianists of his generation. His concert activities and recordings mark him as an extremely intelligent musician with immense technical powers. His recordings of Brahms, Schumann and Rachmaninoff have won him rave reviews all over the world. His Chopin interpretations on this new recording breathe an air of improvisation, vision and imagination. Listening to his interpretation of the Preludes evokes a synesthetic experience The sounds, views and smells of Mallorca (where they were composed) merge into one feeling of beauty, bliss and melancholy. Album Tracks 1. Prelude No. 1 in C Major Agitato 2. Prelude No. 2 in a Minor Lento 3. Prelude No. 3 in G Major Vivace 4. Prelude No. 4 in E minor Largo 5. Prelude No. 5 in D Major Molto Allegro 6. Prelude No. 6 in B minor Lento Assai 7. Prelude No. 7 in a Major Andantino 8. Prelude No. 8 in F Sharp minor Molto Agitato 9. Prelude No. 9 in E Major Largo 10. Prelude No. 10 in C Sharp minor Molto Allegro 11. Prelude No. 11 in B Major Vivace 12. Prelude No. 12 in G Sharp minor Presto 13. Prelude No. 13 in F Sharp Major Lento 14. Prelude No. 14 in E Flat minor Allegro 15. Prelude No. 15 in D Flat Major Sostenuto 16. Prelude No. 16 in B Flat minor Presto Con Fuoco 17. Prelude No. 17 in a Flat Major Allegretto 18. Prelude No. 18 in F minor Molto Allegro 19. Prelude No. 19 in E Flat Major Vivace 20. Prelude No. 20 in C minor Largo 21. Prelude No. 21 in B Flat Major Cantabile 22. Prelude No. 22 in G minor Molto Agitato 23. Prelude No. 23 in F Major Moderato 24. Prelude No. 24 in D minor Allegro Appassionato 25. Grave - Doppio Movimento 26. Scherzo 27. Marche Funèbre, Lento 28. Finale, Presto
