Description
Chelsea Guo is a musical polymath who brings her dual gifts as pianist and soprano to this, her debut album. Hailed as a Chopin specialist during her prizewinning performances at the 2020 Chopin Piano Competition, Guo here performs solo piano works that show all facets of the composer’s style, including the Barcarolle in F-sharp minor, Op. 60 and the scintillating Fantasie in F minor.
Chelsea Guo’s unique talents are to the fore in the three songs on this album, in which she simultaneously sings and plays; the programme also includes Chopin’s complete 24 Preludes, Op. 28, an extraordinary set composed in every available key.
Track List
CHOPIN: IN MY VOICE
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Preludes, Op.28
1 Prelude No.1 in C major – Agitato
2 Prelude No.2 in A minor – Lento
3 Prelude No.3 in G major – Vivace
4 Prelude No.4 in E minor – Largo
5 Prelude No.5 in D major – Allegro molto
6 Prelude No.6 in B minor – Lento assai
7 Prelude No.7 in A major – Andantino
8 Prelude No.8 in F-sharp minor – Molto agitato
9 Prelude No.9 in E major – Largo
10 Prelude No.10 in C-sharp minor – Allegro molto
11 Prelude No.11 in B major – Vivace
12 Prelude No.12 in G-sharp minor – Presto
13 Prelude No.13 in F-sharp major – Lento
14 Prelude No.14 in E-flat minor – Allegro
15 Prelude No.15 in D-flat major – Sostenuto
16 Prelude No.16 in B-flat minor – Presto con fuoco
17 Prelude No.17 in A-flat major – Allegretto
18 Prelude No.18 in F minor – Allegro molto
19 Prelude No.19 in E-flat major – Vivace
20 Prelude No.20 in C minor – Largo
21 Prelude No.21 in B-flat major – Cantabile
22 Prelude No.22 in G minor – Molto agitato
23 Prelude No.23 in F major – Moderato
24 Prelude No.24 in D minor – Allegro appassionato
25 Fantasie in F minor, Op.49
26 Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op.60
27 “Moja pieszczotka”, Op.74 No.12
Frédéric Chopin & Ernst Marischka
28 “In mir klingt ein Lied” (Étude, Op.10 No.3)
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
29 “Di piacer mi balza il cor” from La Gazza Ladra
Chelsea Guo, piano and voice
The vocal tracks on this album are both performed and self-accompanied by Chelsea, whilst also recorded simultaneously.
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