Composer: Frédéric Chopin, Alois Melichar, Gioacchino Rossini
Performer: Chelsea Guo
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Orchid
Release: 2021
Size: 1.24 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28
01. No. 1 in C Major, B. 124
02. No. 2 in A Minor, B. 123
03. No. 3 in G Major, B. 107
04. No. 4 in E Minor, B. 123
05. No. 5 in D Major, B. 107
06. No. 6 in B Minor, B. 107
07. No. 7 in A Major, B. 100
08. No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor, B. 107
09. No. 9 in E Major, B. 107
10. No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor, B. 123
11. No. 11 in B Major, B. 107
12. No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor, B. 107
13. No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, B. 107
14. No. 14 in E-Flat Minor, B. 107
15. No. 15 in D-Flat Major, B. 107
16. No. 16 in B-Flat Minor, B. 107
17. No. 17 in A-Flat Major, B. 100
18. No. 18 in F Minor, B. 107
19. No. 19 in E-Flat Major, B. 107
20. No. 20 in C Minor, B. 107
21. No. 21 in B-Flat Major, B. 123
22. No. 22 in G Minor, B. 107
23. No. 23 in F Major, B. 107
24. No. 24 in D Minor, B. 107
25. Chopin: Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49
26. Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
27. Chopin: Moja pieszczotka (My Sweetheart), Op. 74 No. 12
28. Melichar: In mir klingt ein Lied (after Chopin, Etude No. 3 in E major, Op. 10 No. 3)
29. Rossini: Di piacer mi balza il cor (from La gazza ladra)
Chelsea Guo is a musical polymath who brings her dual gifts as pianist and soprano to this, her debut album. Hailed as a Chopin specialist during her prizewinning performances at the 2020 Chopin Piano Competition, Guo performs solo piano works that show all facets of the composer’s style, including the Barcarolle in F-sharp minor, Op. 60 and the four Op. 33 Mazurkas, in which Chopin took existing folk styles to new heights with his nuanced, ground-breaking approach. Chelsea Guo’s unique talents are to the fore in the three songs on this album, in which she simultaneously sings and plays; the programme also includes Chopin’s complete 24 Preludes, Op. 28, an extraordinary set composed in every available key.