Chopin's E minor Prelude, August 2001
In the August 2001 issue of Early Music (pp.434-44), John Rink surveys fourteen recordings of Chopin's Prelude in E minor, op.28 no.4, in order to identify the unique solution which each of the performers applies to the expressive and technical challenges of the work ('The line of argument in Chopin's E minor Prelude').
By clicking on the links below you can compare performances of this piece.
- Alfred Cortot, 1934 (EMI CDH 761050 2) 1,7MB file size. Copyright 1988 EMI Records Ltd
- Alfred Cortot, 1943 (EMI CDZ 767364 2) 1,6MB file size. Copyright 1991 EMI Records Ltd
- Cyprien Katsaris, 1992 (Sony SK53355) 0,5MB file size. Copyright Sony Music Entertainment
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