Dong Hyek Lim arrived on the scene at just 18 years old ‘in a blaze of pianistic glory’ (Gramophone) with a debut album championed by his mentor Martha Argerich. The South Korean virtuoso went on to take third prize in the 15th International Chopin Piano Competition. Ten years later, following studies with Emmanuel Ax at the Juilliard School in New York, his artistry has matured and deepened for this long-awaited recital of the 24 Preludes and other works by Chopin – a composer who remains especially close to his heart. His new recital of works by Chopin, centred on the set of 24 Preludes, continues a relationship with the label that goes back to 2002. Lim, then just 18 years old, was introduced to the world with a CD in the ‘Martha Argerich Presents’ series. In France, the album was awarded the prestigious Diapason d’Or. It was followed in 2008 with an album of Bach’s Goldberg Variations coupled with the Bach-Busoni Chaconne. The French magazine Le Monde de la Musique awarded it a ‘Choc’, while Gramophone wrote that: “There’s no question that he’s a very impressive pianist … [who gives] the sense of profound pleasure in the music … And he’s not afraid to experiment with what he can do in this music … An artist to watch.”
01 Chopin: Variations brillantes in B-Flat Major, Op. 12: I. Introduction: Allegro maestoso - Dong Hyek Lim
02 Chopin: Variations brillantes in B-Flat Major, Op. 12: II. Theme: Allegro moderato - Dong Hyek Lim
03 Chopin: Variations brillantes in B-Flat Major, Op. 12: III. Scherzo - Dong Hyek Lim
04 Chopin: Variations brillantes in B-Flat Major, Op. 12: IV. Lento - Dong Hyek Lim
05 Chopin: Variations brillantes in B-Flat Major, Op. 12: V. Scherzo vivace - Dong Hyek Lim
06 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major - Dong Hyek Lim
07 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 2 in A Minor - Dong Hyek Lim
08 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 3 in G Major - Dong Hyek Lim
09 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor - Dong Hyek Lim
10 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 5 in D Major - Dong Hyek Lim
11 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6 in B Minor - Dong Hyek Lim
12 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in A Major - Dong Hyek Lim
13 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor - Dong Hyek Lim
14 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 9 in E Major - Dong Hyek Lim
15 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor - Dong Hyek Lim
16 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 11 in B Major - Dong Hyek Lim
17 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor - Dong Hyek Lim
18 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13 in F-Sharp major - Dong Hyek Lim
19 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 14 in E-Flat Minor - Dong Hyek Lim
20 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major, 'Raindrop' - Dong Hyek Lim
21 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16 in B-Flat Minor - Dong Hyek Lim
22 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 17 in A-Flat Major - Dong Hyek Lim
23 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 in F Minor - Dong Hyek Lim
24 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 19 in E-Flat Major - Dong Hyek Lim
25 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 in C Minor - Dong Hyek Lim
26 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 21 in B-Flat Major - Dong Hyek Lim
27 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 22 in G Minor - Dong Hyek Lim
28 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 23 in F Major - Dong Hyek Lim
29 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 24 in D Minor - Dong Hyek Lim
30 Chopin: Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 - Dong Hyek Lim
31 Chopin: Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60 - Dong Hyek Lim
