Preludes, Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante : Charles Richard-Hamelin(P)

This new album by Charles Richard-Hamelin presents two important works from Frederic Chopins repertoire, 24 Preludes, Op. 28 and Andante spianato & Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22, and confirms that he is one of the world's elite pianists. Writing about Richard-Hamelin, BBC Music Magazine characterized his playing as fluent, multifaceted and tonally seductive a technician of exceptional elegance and sophistication. Qualities that are made evident on this brilliant new album. Charles Richard-Hamelin is well known on the international music scene as a highly sensitive pianist (Gramophone), driven by a great depth of feeling without the slightest pretense (Le Devoir). He is recognized as fluent, multifaceted and tonally seductive a technician of exceptional elegance and sophistication (BBC Music Magazine).