After two full devoted to Frederic Chopin (the Waltz in 2006 and the Preludes in 2008), the pianist Alexandre Tharaud proposes, in this year of commemoration, an anthology covering all of the composer's life: - Five mazurkas among the most known, - Short pieces and little known as the "Largo", the "Three Scottish" or "Contredanse" - The two eras prem "Ballads" interpreted as melancholy poems, - Chopiniens the standards that are the "Fantaisie-Impromptu" or "Nocturnes"
Alexandre Tharaud displayed a delicate touch and mastery of breathing are these short works to a rarely reached level of quality. It makes us the details of articulation, ornamentation and irregular cutting phrase that characterizes each of these sentences.
