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24 Préludes Op. 28
No. 1 In C Major. Agitato
No. 2 In A Minor. Lento
No. 3 In G Major. Vivace
No. 4 In E Minor. Largo
No. 5 In D Major. Molto Allegro
No. 6 In B Minor. Lento Assai
No. 7 In A Major. Andantino
No. 8 In F Sharp Minor. Molto Agitato
No. 9 In E Major. Largo
No. 10 In C Sharp Minor. Molto Allegro
No. 11 In B Major. Vivace
No. 12 In G Sharp Minor. Presto
No. 13 In F Sharp Major. Lento
No. 14 In E Flat Minor. Allegro
No. 15 In D Flat Major. Sostenuto
No. 16 In B Flat Minor. Presto Con Fuoco
No. 17 In A Flat Major. Allegretto
No. 18 In F Minor. Molto Allegro
No. 19 In E Flat Major. Vivace
No. 20 In C Minor. Largo
No. 21 In B Flat Major. Cantabile
No. 22 In G Minor. Molto Agitato
No. 23 In F Major. Moderato
No. 24 In D Minor. Allegro Appassionato
Prélude In A Flat Major, Op. Posth. (Presto, Con Leggierezza)
Prélude In C Sharp Minor, Op. 45 (Sostenuto)
2 Nocturnes Op. 62
No. 1 In B Major. Andante
No. 2 In E Major. Lento

notes

This release is Blechacz's debut recording for Deutsche Grammophon. It was recorded in July 2007 in Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg-Harburg (Germany). The CD was manufactured and the cover printed in the E.U.
The CD and booklet are housed in a Digipak. On the front cover is a red sticker declaring this recording to be a "recording debut of the 2005 Warsaw Chopin competition winner"; it also contains two excerpts from reviews in the Financial Times and Westfälische Nachrichten, and the longer catalog number.
On the first page of the booklet is the drawing of Chopin by Eugène Delacroix from 1838 (© Musée du Louvre, Paris). The english translation from the polish liner notes was made by Polish Music Center at the University of Southern California.
The title on spine reads:
Chopin: Complete Preludes | 2 Nocturnes Op. 62
The title on the front cover omits the Nocturnes, but they are mentioned on the red sticker.
The shorter catalog number appears on spine. The longer (derived from the barcode), appears on the sticker, back cover, booklet and CD. The catalog numbers on the spine, booklet and back cover are followed by the letters GH (each in its own square).

Copyright notices:
℗ 2007 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
© 2007 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
Photographs: © Felix Broede

CD made in Germany by EDC

credits

Art Direction – Philipp Starke
Composed By – Frédéric Chopin
Coordinator [Project Coordination] – Burkhard Bartsch
Engineer [Recording] – Mark Buecker
Executive Producer – Christian Leins
Illustration [Drawing] – Eugène Delacroix
Liner Notes [Booklet Editor] – Daniel Fosquet
Liner Notes [French Liner Notes Translation] – Dennis Collins (2)
Liner Notes [German Liner Notes Translation] – Reinhard Lüthje
Liner Notes [Polish Liner Notes] – Adam Rozlach
Photography By [Cover, Artist] – Felix Broede
Piano – Rafał Blechacz
Producer – Arend Prohmann
Technician [Piano Technician] – Jan Kittel

companies

Recorded At – Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg
Recorded At – Emil Berliner Studios
Mastered At – Emil Berliner Studios

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