Elemér Balázs - 24 Preludes & 24 Reflections (2021)

Tracklist

01. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major, Agitato
02. 24 Reflections: No. 1
03. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 2 in A Minor, Lento
04. 24 Reflections: No. 2
05. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 3 in G Major, Vivace
06. 24 Reflections: No. 3
07. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor, Largo
08. 24 Reflections: No. 4
09. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 5 in D Major, Molto allegro
10. 24 Reflections: No. 5
11. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6 in B Minor, Lento assai
12. 24 Reflections: No. 6
13. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in A Major, Andantino
14. 24 Reflections: No. 7
15. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor, Molto agitato
16. 24 Reflections: No. 8
17. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 9 in E Major, Largo
18. 24 Reflections: No. 9
19. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor, Molto allegro
20. 24 Reflections: No. 10
21. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 11 in B Major, Vivace
22. 24 Reflections: No. 11
23. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor, Presto
24. 24 Reflections: No. 12
25. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, Lento
26. 24 Reflections: No. 13
27. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 14 in E-Flat Minor, Allegro
28. 24 Reflections: No. 14
29. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major, Sostenuto
30. 24 Reflections: No. 15
31. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16 in B-Flat Minor, Presto con fuoco
32. 24 Reflections: No. 16
33. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 17 in A-Flat Major, Allegretto
34. 24 Reflections: No. 17
35. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 in F Minor, Molto allegro
36. 24 Reflections: No. 18
37. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 19 in E-Flat Major, Vivace
38. XIX. Reflection: No. 19
39. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 in C Minor, Largo
40. XX. Reflection: No. 20
41. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 21 in B-Flat Major, Cantabile
42. XXI. Reflection: No. 21
43. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 22 in G Minor, Molto agitato
44. 24 Reflections: No. 22
45. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 23 in F Major, Moderato
46. 24 Reflections: No. 23
47. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 24 in D Minor, Allegro appassionato
48. 24 Reflections: No. 24

21-year-old pianist Elemér Balázs makes his debut with a brave record! This young artist comes from a family of musicians and is a student at the Liszt Academy of Music. He already has a number of competition wins and awards under his belt, including Hungary’s Junior Prima Award and a Fonogram Award. He has written music for theater and performed in Hungary’s most prestigious concert halls and abroad as well. On his first album (released by the Fonó), he plays Chopin's 24 Preludes in an unusual presentation: each prelude is followed by the artist's own rewrite; a ‘reflection’. Chopin’s well-known pieces become absolutely contemporary through the ‘reflections’ by a young composer and pianist. The record has been released with support from the Wacław Felczak Foundation.

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