Artist: Justin Taylor Title: Chopin intime Year Of Release: 2025 Label: Alpha Classics Genre: Classical Quality: 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks + booklet) Total Time: 01:10:04 Total Size: 1.11 GB Tracklist: 1. Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth. (4:28) 2. Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15, Sostenuto in D-Flat Major (5:26) 3. Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16, Presto con fuoco in B-Flat Minor (1:19) 4. Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor. Larghetto (5:19) 5. Chopin: Mazurkas, Op, 30: No. 2, Allegretto in B Minor (1:26) 6. Chopin: Polish Songs, Op. 74: No. 2, Wiosna (Piano Version) (1:17) 7. Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: No. 5, Molto allegro in D Major (0:40) 8. Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6, Lento assai in B Minor (2:01) 9. Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13, Lento in F-Sharp Minor (3:21) 10. Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: No. 14, Allegro in E-Flat Minor (0:35) 11. Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major. Andante (4:53) 12. Chopin: Études, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major. Allegro sostenuto (2:21) 13. Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 17: No. 4 in A Minor (4:18) 14. Bellini: Norma, Act I Scene 1: Casta Diva (Arr. for Piano by Justin Taylor) (4:30) 15. Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: No. 23, Moderato in F Major (0:59) 16. Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18, Molto allegro in F Minor (1:00) 17. Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20, Largo in C Minor (1:47) 18. Chopin: Nocturne No. 21 in C Minor, Op. posth. (3:04) 19. Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1, Agitato in C Major (0:35) 20. Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: No. 2, Lento in A Minor (2:28) 21. Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: No. 3, Vivace in G Major (1:03) 22. Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4, Largo in E Minor (2:17) 23. Chopin: Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1 (3:32) 24. Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7, Andantino in A Major (0:38) 25. Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: No. 8, Molto agitato in F-Sharp Minor (2:00) 26. Chopin: Contredanse in G-Flat Major, B. 17 (1:35) 27. Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: No. 9, Largo in E Major (1:31) 28. Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: No. 10, Allegro molto in C-Sharp Minor (0:36) 29. Chopin: Études, Op. 25, No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor. Lento (5:20) Justin Taylor has a passion for early keyboards and is always keen to match the works he tackles with the most appropriate historical instruments. Justin has always been fascinated by the music of Frederic Chopin, whose intimate musical world is presented here. We know that Chopin composed some of his preludes during his stay with George Sand in Mallorca, where he used a very special instrument. This was a Pleyel pianino -- a small upright piano of six and a half octaves that was only made between 1835 and 1842 -- with a beautiful natural resonance and a velvety timbre. Taylor has recorded the preludes composed on this Pleyel pianino along with a selection of etudes, nocturnes and mazurkas, all of which suit the sound of the instrument perfectly. A moving transcription of Bellini's Casta diva, an aria that Chopin much admired, is also included here