Dátum vydania: 9. 5. 2025
01. Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth.
02. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15, Sostenuto in D-Flat Major
03. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16, Presto con fuoco in B-Flat Minor
04. Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor. Larghetto
05. Mazurkas, Op, 30: No. 2, Allegretto in B Minor
06. Polish Songs, Op. 74: No. 2, Wiosna
07. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 5, Molto allegro in D Major
08. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6, Lento assai in B Minor
09. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13, Lento in F-Sharp Minor
10. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 14, Allegro in E-Flat Minor
11. Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major. Andante
12. Études, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major. Allegro sostenuto
13. Mazurkas, Op. 17: No. 4 in A Minor
14. Norma, Act I Scene 1: Casta Diva
15. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 23, Moderato in F Major
16. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18, Molto allegro in F Minor
17. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20, Largo in C Minor
18. Nocturne No. 21 in C Minor, Op. posth.
19. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1, Agitato in C Major
20. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 2, Lento in A Minor
21. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 3, Vivace in G Major
22. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4, Largo in E Minor
23. Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1
24. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7, Andantino in A Major
25. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 8, Molto agitato in F-Sharp Minor
26. Contredanse in G-Flat Major, B. 17
27. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 9, Largo in E Major
28. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 10, Allegro molto in C-Sharp Minor
29. Études, Op. 25, No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor. Lento
Justin Taylor has a passion for early keyboards and is always keen to match the works he tackles with the most appropriate historical instruments. Justin has always been fascinated by the music of Frédéric Chopin, whose intimate musical world is presented here. We know that Chopin composed some of his preludes during his stay with George Sand in Mallorca, where he used a very special instrument. This was a Pleyel pianino — a small upright piano of six and a half octaves that was only made between 1835 and 1842 — with a beautiful natural resonance and a velvety timbre. Taylor has recorded the preludes composed on this Pleyel pianino along with a selection of etudes, nocturnes and mazurkas, all of which suit the sound of the instrument perfectly. A moving transcription of Bellini’s Casta diva, an aria that Chopin much admired, is also included here.