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Chopin - 24 Preludes

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Alain Lefèvre - Chopin: 24 Preludes
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01/28/2020 - L`?toile Banque Nationale / Brossard, Canada
1 Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major. Agitato
2 Op. 28: No. 2 in A Minor. Lento
3 Op. 28: No. 3 in G Major. Vivace
4 Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor. Largo
5 Op. 28: No. 5 in D Major. Allegro molto
6 Op. 28: No. 6 in B Minor. Lento assai
7 Op. 28: No. 7 in A Major. Andantino
8 Op. 28: No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor. Molto Agitato
9 Op. 28: No. 9 in E Major. Largo
10 Op. 28: No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor. Allegro Molto
11 Op. 28: No. 11 in B Major. Vivace
12 Op. 28: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor. Presto
13 Op. 28: No. 13 in F-Sharp Major. Lento
14 Op. 28: No. 14 in E-Flat Minor. Allegro
15 Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major. Sostenuto
16 Op. 28: No. 16 in B-Flat Minor. Presto Con Fuoco
17 Op. 28: No. 17 in A-Flat Major. Allegretto
18 Op. 28: No. 18 in F Minor. Allegro Molto
19 Op. 28: No. 19 in E-Flat Major. Vivace
20 Op. 28: No. 20 in C Minor. Largo
21 Op. 28: No. 21 in B-Flat Major. Cantabile
22 Op. 28: No. 22 in G Minor. Molto Agitato
23 Op. 28: No. 23 in F Major. Moderato
24 Op. 28: No. 24 in D Minor. Allegro Appassionato
25 Sonata No. 24 in D Minor - Andantino Cantabile
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Like many young keyboard players today, Chopin was exposed to Bach's set of preludes and fugues in each major and minor key, the Well-Tempered Clavier. We can only assume that this is what sparked Chopin's imagination and led to the 24 Preludes. But unlike Bach's sprawling work, each Chopin prelude is a study in economy and brevity. Though miniatures, performing the 24 Preludes is no small task. In his latest recording, Montreal-based pianist and composer Alain Lefèvre tackles the works with a wide range of expression, from the melodic simplicity of the fourth prelude to the tenderness of the "Raindrop" prelude. Rounding out the recording is Padre Antonio Soler's Sonata in D minor No. 24. Lefèvre makes a compelling case for the nearly forgotten 18th-century Spanish composer, who wrote a huge number of keyboard sonatas.

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    Posted At: July 1, 2017

    Canada isn't the only one celebrating an anniversary this weekend. The Festival de Lanaudière will be celebrating 40 years Saturday evening in Joliette. The Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal led by Kent Nagano and pianist Alain Lefèvre will highlight the anniversary and the beginning of the festival. Several concerts will take place until Aug. 6. Other artists include I Musici and Le...

  • BPO welcomes back Alain Lefevre / Buffalo News
    Posted At: February 1, 2017

    The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is welcoming back a dramatic and memorable pianist, Alain Lefèvre. Lefèvre, a virtuoso from Quebec who has been the recipient of many honors and awards, made what must be BPO history. On two separate occasions, he got the BPO's Steinway concert grand rolling. Was it the force of his performance? Did he handle the piano differently? Most importantly, wi...

  • Alain Lefevre - 24 Chopin Preludes / KDFC: Download of the Week
    Posted At: March 18, 2015

    Each week KDFC: San Francisco members can download a free mp3 from some of the biggest releases in the world of Classical music. Québécois pianist Alain Lefèvre's latest release is a thoughtful meditation of 24 Chopin Preludes. Acclaimed as a "hero" (Los Angeles Times), a "spectacular pianist" (Fanfare), a "smashing performer" (Washington Post), an "artistic winner" (Mu...

  • Alain Lefevre - 24 Chopin Preludes / WUOL: Featured Album'
    Posted At: November 17, 2014

    Frédéric Chopin, tired of the Parisian winter, grabbed a copy of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, and took his lover George Sand and her family to Majorca for a long vacation. There he wrote some of his Preludes, inspired by Bach. Alain Lefèvre‘s new recording of all 24 preludes is WUOL: Louisville - KY 'Featured Album this week.'...

  • Alain Lefevre - Chopin 24 Preludes / CBC: First Play
    Posted At: October 1, 2014

    Like many young keyboard players today, Chopin was exposed to Bach's set of preludes and fugues in each major and minor key, the Well-Tempered Clavier. We can only assume that this is what sparked Chopin's imagination and led to the 24 Preludes. But unlike Bach's sprawling work, each Chopin prelude is a study in economy and brevity. Though miniatures, performing the ...

  • Alain Lefevre plays Gershwin with Tucson Symphony Orchestra / Arizona Daily Star review
    Posted At: September 27, 2014

    Friday marked 10 years nearly to the day that Tucson Symphony Orchestra Conductor George Hanson introduced us to the French-Canadian pianist Alain Lefévre. It turned out to be a career-altering venture for both sides. In the orchestra and the Tucson community, Lefévre found willing and passionate partners to champion a little-known Canadian composer; in Lefévre, we found an artist of...

  • Five questions for Alain Lefevre / The Troy Record
    Posted At: August 16, 2014

    Pianist Alain Lefèvre's Philadelphia Orchestra residency at SPAC continues through Saturday, August 23. The Troy Record sat down with Lefèvre for 5 Questions. ...

  • Alain Lefevre will open the 35th edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival / June 26 2014
    Posted At: November 27, 2013

    The Montreal International Jazz Festival announced a number of new bookings for the 2014 gathering taking place between June 26 to July 6, and Analekta pianist and composer Alain Lefèvre will open the festival's 35th edition on the 26th@8p. Lefèvre will lead the OSM in: 'The Gershwin Legacy'@Maison symphonique de Montréal on. The Toronto Star said...

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    Posted At: August 26, 2013

    Music is an enchanting and powerful mistress. Her lovers are many, and she always rewards those who serve and love her well. It is their path to immortality. (Andre Mathieu, June 18, 1953) The Ritz Carlton Hotel, December 7, 1950. More than 15 years after his first recital, which would change Andre Mathieu's life forever, the "Canadian Mozart" was performing again. The packed program inc...

  • Alain Lefevre visits Radio Canada: Penelope McQuade show to promote The Lanaudiere Festival
    Posted At: July 7, 2013

    Alain Lefevre is a great pianist and he knows an international reputation. He is also a proud ambassador of the Festival de Lanaudière, the largest classical music festival in Canada. The 36th Festival de Lanaudière will be held from July 13 to August 11. On Saturday, July 13, the pianist will participate in the opening concert, accompanied by the Festival Orchestra, under the direction of ...

  • Alain Lefevre records Dompierre's 24 Preludes in boogiewoogie +
    Posted At: August 24, 2012

    After having premiered the work at the Festival de Lanaudière in front of a record crowd of close to 7000, Alain Lefèvre recorded François Dompierre's 24 Preludes in a boogie­woogie form, and many other things. "The cycle draws inspiration from jazz, pop music, and the broad repertoire of French piano music; it is both all of that and none of it," sums up the composer. Th...
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