Saehyun Kim's recording debut will pay homage to the first European city where he ever performed, also the home city of his new label: Paris. ""It was where my life changed,"" he says. The program is dedicated to solo piano works by Gabriel FaurÃ© and FrÃ©dÃ©ric Chopin, two iconic figures in the history of the City of Light who helped shape the innovative musical landscape of the 19th and early 20th centuries. While Chopin has long been a part of the young pianist's repertoire, his interest was piqued in FaurÃ© more recently, while preparing to perform in Paris; he admires the music's mesmeric ""charm and delicacy"", contrasted with the riveting ""poetry and drama"" of his Romanticist predecessor. The program features Chopin's set of 12 Ã‰tudes, Op. 25, alongside one of his most beloved nocturnes (No. 8). From FaurÃ©'s early repertoire, he has included the Barcarolle No. 1, Valse-Caprice No. 1, Impromptu No. 2, as well as his very own arrangement of ""AprÃ¨s un rÃªve"", part of the Trois MÃ©lodies set written for voice and piano. In a final nod, the album closes with French singer-songwriter Charles Trenet's dreamy ""En Avril Ã Paris"" (1953).

Tracklist:

Barcarolle No. 1 in a Minor, Op. 26
Valse-Caprice No. 1 in a Major, Op. 30
Impromptu No. 2 in F minor, Op. 31
12 Ã‰tudes, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major ""Aeolian Harp""
12 Ã‰tudes, Op. 25: No. 2 in F minor
12 Ã‰tudes, Op. 25: No. 3 in F Major
12 Ã‰tudes, Op. 25: No. 4 in a Minor
12 Ã‰tudes, Op. 25: No. 5 in E minor
12 Ã‰tudes, Op. 25: No. 6 in G-Sharp minor
12 Ã‰tudes, Op. 25: No. 7 in C-Sharp minor
12 Ã‰tudes, Op. 25: No. 8 in D-Flat Major
12 Ã‰tudes, Op. 25: No. 9 in G-Flat Major ""Butterfly""
12 Ã‰tudes, Op. 25: No. 10 in B minor
12 Ã‰tudes, Op. 25: No. 11 in a Minor ""Winter Wind""
12 Ã‰tudes, Op. 25: No. 12 in C minor
Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2
En Avril Ã€ Paris (Arr. Weissenberg for Piano Solo)

UPC: 5026854783130
Label: Warner Classics
Release Date: 9.4.26
Format: CD

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