Chopin: Études, Opp. 10 & 25 Yunchan Lim

• Frédéric Chopin 1810 - 1849): 12 Études, Op. 10:
• 1Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 1 in C Major "Waterfall"01:59
• 2Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 2 in A Minor "Chromatique"01:16
• 3Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major "Tristesse"04:15
• 4Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor "Torrent"01:54
• 5Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 5 in G-Flat Major "Black Keys"01:40
• 6Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 6 in E-Flat Minor "Lament"03:33
• 7Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 7 in C Major "Toccata"01:31
• 8Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 8 in F Major "Sunshine"02:19
• 9Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 9 in F Minor01:57
• 10Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 10 in A-Flat Major02:15
• 11Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 11 in E-Flat Major "Arpeggio"02:34
• 12Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor "Revolutionary"02:34
• 12 Études, Op. 25:
• 13Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Aeolian Harp"02:16
• 14Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 2 in F Minor "The Bees"01:32
• 15Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 3 in F Major "The Horseman"01:44
• 16Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 4 in A Minor "Paganini"01:25
• 17Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 5 in E Minor "Wrong Note"03:27
• 18Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 6 in G-Sharp Minor "Thirds"01:58
• 19Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor "Cello"05:31
• 20Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 8 in D-Flat Major "Sixths"01:04
• 21Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 9 in G-Flat Major "Butterfly Wings"00:57
• 22Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 10 in B Minor "Octave"04:27
• 23Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 11 in A Minor "Winter Wind"03:26
• 24Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 12 in C Minor "Ocean"02:36
• Total Runtime58:10

Info for Chopin: Études, Opp. 10 & 25

Yunchan Lim is the one of the most talked-about classical artists on the planet. In 2024 he presents his debut studio album on Decca Classics – the Chopin Études, Op.10 & Op.25.

Yunchan Lim became the youngest ever winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2022, aged only 18; his performance of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 moved his conductor to tears and gathered unprecedented millions of online viewers. In the months following, his rise to stardom has been meteoric, with invitations from the most prestigious concert halls and orchestras. Now, setting down the Op. 10 and Op. 25 Etudes, Lim is putting himself in a direct line with some of the greatest pianists of the past. Lim says “a huge universe of pianists played this repertoire, and I have always wanted to become a fundamental musician like them, so I decided to follow their route.” He has grown up listening to great pianists recording this music, including some of his favourites - Alfred Cortot, Ignaz Friedman, Joseph Lhevinne, Mark Hambourg and Sergio Fiorentino, among others.

“He has the potential to become a once-in-generation pianist, one who combines astounding virtuosity with interpretive depth.” (The New Yorker)

Yunchan Lim, piano

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Yunchan Lim
launched onto the international music stage when he was 14. He won Second Prize and the Chopin Special Award in his first-ever competition, the Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists in 2018. The following year, at age 15, he was the youngest to win Korea’s IsangYun International Competition, where he also took home two special prizes. 2022 has brought more accolades; just weeks ago, Yunchan was named Gold Medalist at the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (USA). He has performed across South Korea—including with the Korean Orchestra Festival, Korea Symphony, Suwon Philharmonic, and Busan Philharmonic Orchestras, among others—as well as in Madrid, at the invitation of the Korea Cultural Center in Spain. Yunchan currently studies at the Korea National University of Arts with Minsoo Sohn.

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