CHOPIN: 24 PRELUDES

In 2002, Dong Hyek Lim arrived on the scene at just 18 years old 'in a blaze of pianistic glory' (Gramophone) with a debut album championed by his mentor Martha Argerich, which was awarded the prestigious Diapason d'Or in France. The South Korean virtuoso went on to take third prize in the 15th International Chopin Piano Competition, and recorded a remarkable Chopin album in 2004 including the 3rd Piano Sonata and some Mazurkas. In 2008 followed an album of Bach's Goldberg Variations coupled with the Bach-Busoni Chaconne. The French magazine Le Monde de la Musique awarded it a 'Choc', while Gramophone wrote that: "There's no question that he's a very impressive pianist. [who gives] the sense of profound pleasure in the music. And he's not afraid to experiment with what he can do in this music. An artist to watch." Track List: Disc: 1 1. Variations Brillantes on Hérold's "Je Vends Des Scapulaires", Op. 12: I. Introduction. Allegro Maestoso 2. Variations Brillantes on Hérold's "Je Vends Des Scapulaires", Op. 12: II. Theme. Allegro Moderato 3. Variations Brillantes on Hérold's "Je Vends Des Scapulaires", Op. 12: III. Scherzo 4. Variations Brillantes on Hérold's "Je Vends Des Scapulaires", Op. 12: IV. Lento 5. Variations Brillantes on Hérold's "Je Vends Des Scapulaires", Op. 12: V. Scherzo Vivace 6. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major 7. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 2 in a Minor 8. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 3 in G Major 9. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E minor 10. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 5 in D Major 11. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6 in B minor 12. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in a Major 13. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 8 in F-Sharp minor 14. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 9 in E Major 15. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 10 in C-Sharp minor 16. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 11 in B Major 17. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 12 in G-Sharp minor 18. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13 in F-Sharp Major 19. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 14 in E-Flat minor Disc: 2 1. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop" 2. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16 in B-Flat minor 3. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 17 in A-Flat Major 4. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 in F minor 5. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 19 in E-Flat Major 6. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 in C minor 7. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 21 in B-Flat Major 8. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 22 in G minor 9. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 23 in F Major 10. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 24 in D minor 11. Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 12. Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60.