Chopin-Joaquín Achúcarro JoaquÍn Achúcarro

• Frederic Chopin (1810-1849): 24 Preludes, Op. 28:
• 1 Prelude No. 1 in C Major 00:41
• 2 Prelude No.2 in A Minor 02:09
• 3 Prelude No.3 in G Major 01:11
• 4 Prelude No.4 in E Minor 02:06
• 5 Prelude No.5 in D Major 00:42
• 6 Prelude No.6 in B Minor 01:57
• 7 Prelude No.7 in A Major 00:48
• 8 Prelude No.8 in F-Sharp Minor 02:11
• 9 Prelude No.9 in E Major 01:25
• 10 Prelude No.10 in C-Sharp Minor (Bonus Track) 00:36
• 11 Prelude No.11 in B Major 00:40
• 12 Prelude No.12 in G-Sharp Minor 01:26
• 13 Prelude No.13 in F-Sharp Minor 03:37
• 14 Prelude No.14 in E-Flat Minor 00:45
• 15 Prelude No.15 in D-Flat Minor 06:04
• 16 Prelude No.16 in B-Flat Minor 01:14
• 17 Prelude No.17 in A-Flat Major 04:10
• 18 Prelude No.18 in F Minor 01:02
• 19 Prelude No.19 in E-Flat Major 01:34
• 20 Prelude No.20 in C Minor 01:43
• 21 Prelude No.21 in B-Flat Major 02:06
• 22 Prelude No.22 in G Minor 00:54
• 23 Prelude No.23 in F Major 01:05
• 24 Prelude No.24 in D Minor 02:56
• Prelude in C-Sharp Minor; Op. 45:
• 25 Prelude in C-Sharp Minor; Op. 45 05:43
• Prelude in A-Flat Major, Op. Posth:
• 26 Prelude in A-Flat Major, Op. Posth 01:04
• Fantaisie-Impromptu in C Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. 66:
• 27 Fantaisie-Impromptu in C Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. 66 06:15
• Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9:
• 28 Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 05:03
• Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.:
• 29 Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. 04:12
• Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60:
• 30 Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60 08:54
• Total Runtime 01:14:13

Info for Chopin-Joaquín Achúcarro

The Preludes are not little jewels arranged side by side; they form a whole, a gigantic work. Each prelude, however brief it may be, presents a particular mood and constitutes a world in itself. We are dealing here with twenty-four 'psychological studies', twenty-four states of mind: humanity, joy, rage, heroism, defeat, triumph, love, nostalgia, sadness, hope, resignation, and so on – all of them feelings with which Chopin was perfectly familiar. Joaquín Achúcarro waited a long time before recording the Preludes because he wanted to have the impression that he had totally assimilated them, to the extent that they became, so to speak, a part of his subconscious; almost like establishing a friendship with a living being. From that point on, he was ready to go into the recording studio.

Joaquín Achúcarro, piano

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