By transferring the epic ballad onto piano, Frédéric Chopin invented a new genre - and turned the virtuoso pianist into a narrator. - BALLADES brings together the most prominent works of this genre on a single recording: the four large-scale ballades by Frédéric Chopin and Johannes Brahms, alongside the ballade by Gabriel Fauré. - The multi-prizewinning Swiss pianist and conductor Jean-François Antonioli is known for his obsession with detail, building large-scale narratives from the most minute of nuances, thereby presenting even the most familiar work in a new light.