‘This is Chopin playing in the great tradition: rich-toned, generous and invested with a vast range of keyboard colour.’ The Guardian ‘…beautifully judged dynamic shading…poised and poetic.’ BBC Music Magazine ‘Fliter, by whatever magical means, touches the heart.’ Gramophone ‘Fliter was born to play Chopin.’ The Telegraph ******• Award-winning pianist Ingrid Fliter performs Chopin’s Op.28, a poetic collection of great emotional power and unrivalled artistic quality which demands high virtuosity. • After the overwhelming success of her Linn debut Fliter has proven herself an outstanding Chopin interpreter; ‘Chopin: Piano Concertos’ was named ‘Disc of the Week’ by BBC Radio 3 ‘CD Review’, ‘Album of the Week’ by Classic FM, a ‘Choice’ recording by Gramophone and received many five star reviews. • In recognition of Fliter’s outstanding performance in this repertoire ‘Chopin: Preludes’ will also be released on 180g vinyl in November. • Chopin’s preludes achieve something close to perfection of form within the framework of the miniature, and each prelude has its own melodic, harmonic and rhythmic profile. • Fellow pianist and composer Franz Liszt perhaps summed up the appeal of Op.28 best: ‘…they are poetic preludes, analogous to those of a great contemporary poet, who cradles the soul in golden dreams…’ • Completing the programme are two Nocturnes and five Mazurkas, both genres that Chopin defined. • Ingrid Fliter first sprang to international attention when she was awarded the 2006 Gilmore Artist Award, one of only a handful of pianists to have received this honour. • Since winning the silver medal at the 2000 Frederic Chopin Competition in Warsaw, Ingrid has built a reputation as a first-rate Chopin interpreter; The Daily Telegraph describes her as ‘one of the most instinctive and eloquent Chopin interpreters playing today.’ • Ingrid Fliter divides her time between Europe and the USA, where she works with orchestras such as the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Ingrid Fliter - Chopin Preludes 01. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No.1 In C major (Agitato) (0:39) 02. No.2 In A minor (Lento) (2:22) 03. No.3 In G major (Vivace) (1:08) 04. No.4 In E minor (Largo) (2:02) 05. No.5 In D major (Molto allegro) (0:38) 06. No.6 In B minor (Lento assai) (2:32) 07. No.7 In A major (Andantino) (0:57) 08. No.8 In F sharp minor (Molto agitato) (1:51) 09. No.9 In E major (Largo) (1:31) 10. No.10 In C sharp minor (Molto allegro) (0:35) 11. No.11 In B major (Vivace) (0:41) 12. No.12 In G sharp minor (Presto) (1:20) 13. No.13 In F sharp major (Lento) (3:36) 14. No.14 In E flat minor (Allegro) (0:31) 15. No.15 In D flat major ‘Raindrop’ (Sostenuto) (5:59) 16. No.16 In B flat minor (Presto con fuoco) (1:10) 17. No.17 In A flat major (Allegretto) (3:12) 18. No.18 In F minor (Molto allegro) (1:05) 19. No.19 In E flat major (Vivace) (1:34) 20. No.20 In C minor (Largo) (1:48) 21. No.21 In B flat major (Cantabile) (2:00) 22. No.22 In G minor (Molto agitato) (0:46) 23. No.23 In F major (Moderato) (1:33) 24. No.24 In D minor (Allegro appassionato) (2:35) 25. Mazurka, Op. 17 No. 4 in A minor (4:45) 26. Mazurka, Op. 17 No. 2 in E minor (2:03) 27. Mazurka, Op. 63 No. 3 in C sharp minor (2:10) 28. Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 3 in C sharp minor (6:12) 29. Mazurka, Op. 6 No. 1 in F sharp minor (2:53) 30. Nocturne, Op. 9 No. 3 in B major (6:56) 31. Nocturne, Op. 27 No. 2 in D flat major (5:54)