Chopin's 24 Preludes are universally recognized as some of the composer's most characteristic works. Not only are they quintessential of his style, but are also deeply tied with upheavals in Chopin's ...

Pianist Rafal Blechacz's victory at the 2005 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw (the first Polish performer to take the prize in 30 years) aroused plenty of interest in this young virtuoso.

Among record collectors there are desert-island discs –the handful of discs you’d take to said isolated island– and dream discs –recordings that would have gone to the top of the charts if only the ...

This is one of Chopin's most mournful works has lived long in the memory thanks to Jack Nicholson, or all people. When you think of Chopin, you don't necessarily think of incurable sadness and ...

Rob Cowan and Jeremy Nicholas discuss Alfred Cortot’s 1933/34 recording of Chopin’s 24 Preludes, Op 28 Cortot recorded at least six complete sets of Chopin’s Op 28, including two that were not ...

Chopin and the Prelude The elements of music to consider Continuation of the elements of music to consider Performing and composing ideas ...

It is no coincidence that these two Chopin recitals arrive on each other’s heels. The prestigious Chopin International Piano Competition, held every five years, has just crowned its latest winner in ...

Alexewicz is one of four Polish contestants who have qualified to the second stage. During his performance on Thursday, he played all 24 preludes from Opus 28. Reflecting on how his interpretation of ...

The pianist couldn’t hold back tears as she played one of the world’s most moving pieces of music. A 24-year-old Japanese pianist was moved to tears during her own performance of Frédéric Chopin’s ...

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), whose 200th anniversary it is this year, is the overwhelming favorite composer for the piano. He possessed the most subtle intuitions and fathomed the mysteries of the ...