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Chopin: Études, Op. 10 & 25

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Chopin: Études, Op. 10 & 25 Album ∙ Classical ∙ 2024 Yunchan Lim Chopin composed the first of his Etudes when he was 19. By neat coincidence, Yunchan Lim was the same age when he recorded the composer’s fiendishly difficult, musically profound keyboard studies. The Korean pianist’s vision of Chopin’s two dozen pieces blends the fearless virtuosity of youth with a maturity associated with artists three times his age. Lim, who shot to fame in 2022 as the youngest winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, produces a potent blend of showmanship and artistry, subtle voicing and pinpoint articulation, exquisite legato and arresting dynamic shifts, all harnessed to strikingly individual expression. “Chopin’s Etudes were a mountain I had to overcome someday,” he tells Apple Music Classical. “For the recording, I had the compulsion to be technically perfect. But I think every note is like a leaf swaying in the wind and should be as beautiful as nature itself. I feel Chopin ...

Fauré: Nocturnes & Barcarolles

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Fauré: Nocturnes & Barcarolles ALBUM ∙ CLASSICAL ∙ 2024 Aline Piboule Aline Piboule showcases Fauré’s “sensual, generous” piano music.

Chopin: Études, Opp. 10 & 25

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Chopin: Études, Opp. 10 & 25 ALBUM ∙ CLASSICAL ∙ 2024 Yunchan Lim “Chopin’s Etudes were a mountain I had to overcome someday.”

Love Music

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Love Music ALBUM ∙ CLASSICAL ∙ 2024 Yeol Eum Son & Svetlin Roussev An exquisite treasure trove of late-Romantic pieces for violin and piano.

Vivaldi: Concerti per una vita

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Vivaldi: Concerti per una vita ALBUM ∙ CLASSICAL ∙ 2024 Théotime Langlois de Swarte & Le Consort Hear Vivaldi’s creative life through some of his most exciting music.

Venice

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Venice ALBUM ∙ CLASSICAL ∙ 2024 Anastasia Kobekina A brilliant young cellist falls for the singular, hypnotic beauty of Venice.

Breathe

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Breathe ALBUM ∙ CLASSICAL ∙ 2024 Hera Hyesang Park, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice & Jochen Rieder A sumptuous and varied album of songs and operatic arias to heal and comfort.

Classical Session: Yeol Eum Son

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Classical Session: Yeol Eum Son ALBUM ∙ CLASSICAL ∙ 2024 Yeol Eum Son The South Korean pianist revisits her younger days as an enthusiastic learner.

Symphonic Suites

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  Symphonic Suites ALBUM ∙ CLASSICAL ∙ 2021 Andrew Lloyd Webber & The Andrew Lloyd Webber Orchestra

Labyrinths

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  Labyrinths ALBUM ∙ CLASSICAL ∙ 2021 Orchestra of the Swan & Daniele Rosina

BACH: The Art of Life

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  BACH: The Art of Life ALBUM ∙ CLASSICAL ∙ 2021 Daniil Trifonov

Echoes of Life

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  Echoes of Life ALBUM ∙ CLASSICAL ∙ 2021 Alice Sara Ott  This deeply personal album finds the pianist in a thoughtful mood.

Beethoven, Brahms: Violin Concertos

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Beethoven, Brahms: Violin Concertos ALBUM ∙ CLASSICAL ∙ 2021 Gil Shaham, Eric Jacobsen & The Knights “I’ve called them sister pieces, born of the same muse.”