Chopin looked back and evoked for us the story of his life in 24 Preludes. Through the medium of these works he revealed his deepest fears and sorrows, but also the beauty and integrity of his heart. The story of these ghosts culminates in tolling bells which are, in Cortot's words, "of blood, of earthly pleasure, of death..." But what follows? A pause: silence, timeless solitude, in the Etude Op. 10, No. 6. Then, suddenly, the soul wakes up and waltzes into space. The album ends with the Scherzo No. 2 "like a charnel house," or the house of the dead, as Chopin apparently described the opening- yet the finale sounds like a celebration of life. And so our ghostly journey ends with fireworks, with smiling and shining, looking far into the future..."

Tracklist:

Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 Agitato In C Major, C.166
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 2 Lento In A Minor, C.167
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 3 Vivace In G Major, C.168
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 Largo In E Minor, C.169
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 5 Molto Allegro In D Major, C.170
Preludes Op. 28: No. 6 Lento Assai In B Minor, C.171
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7 Andantino In A Major, C.172
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 8 Molto Agitato In F-Sharp Minor, C.173
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 9 Largo In E Major, C.174
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 10 Molto Allegro In C-Sharp Minor, C.175
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 11 Vivace In B Major, C.176
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 12 Presto In G-Sharp Minor, C.177
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13 Lento In F-Sharp Major, C.178
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 14 Allegro In E-Flat Minor, C.179
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 Sostenuto In D-Flat Major, C.180 "Raindrop"
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16 Presto Con Fuoco In B-Flat Minor, C.181
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 17 Allegretto In A-Flat Major, C.182
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 Molto Allegro In F Minor, C.183
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 19 Vivace In E-Flat Major, C.184
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 Largo In C Minor, C.185
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 21 Cantabile In B-Flat Major, C.186
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 22 Molto Agitato In G Minor, C.187
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 23 Moderato In F Major, C.188
Preludes, Op. 28: No. 24 Allegro Appassionato In D Minor, C.189
Etudes, Op. 10: No. 6 In E-Flat Minor
Waltzes, Op. 69: No. 1 In A-Flat Major
Waltzes, Op. 34: No. 2 In A Minor. Lento
Waltzes, Op. 69: No. 2 In B Minor
Scherzo No. 2 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 31

UPC: 608917276824
Label: Challenge Classics
Release Date: 1.12.18
Format: CD

Nino Gvetadze - Ghosts / Preludes 28 (CD)