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Aimi Kobayashi|Chopin: Preludes & Piano Works

Chopin: Preludes & Piano Works

Aimi Kobayashi

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"The piano is my best friend because I can share all my feelings and the secrets that I can not tell anyone." There's probably no sweeter way to describe a connection to one's instrument. However, since childhood, 25-year-old Japanese-born Aimi Kobayashi has been deeply connected not only to the piano, but also to the Polish-French pianist Chopin. "In Japan, where I grew up, it is impossible to avoid Chopin’s music!  He is one of the most popular composers for everybody, and all pianists start playing and getting to know his music from a very young age."


It has long been her dream project to record the Préludes in their entirety. Now her dream is coming true, and the pianist is releasing the 24 Préludes - along with other piano works by Chopin - on Warner Classics. Following on from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, the 24 pieces create a self-contained unity while at the same time are characterized by enormous harmonic and motivic diversity, and Kobayashi manages to bring it all together.
Each Prelude is in a different key and accordingly differs in character, tonal coloration, and dynamics. While the pianist plays melancholic, somber passages in a soulful and sensitive manner, she is in no way overpowered by the powerful, passionate works. Kobayashi recognizes the various extremes of Chopin and surrenders to them - just like she does with the piano, her best friend.


Following her 2018 debut album of works by Chopin and Liszt, she now continues her romantic series on Warner Classics with fresh energy and a new understanding of Chopin's music. © Lena Germann/Qobuz

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1
24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major
00:00:38

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 2 in A Minor
00:02:35

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 3 in G Major
00:00:57

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor
00:02:25

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 5 in D Major
00:00:36

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6 in B Minor
00:02:02

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in A Major
00:00:45

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor
00:01:50

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 9 in E Major
00:01:31

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

10
24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor
00:00:30

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 11 in B Major
00:00:42

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor
00:01:10

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

13
24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13 in F-Sharp Major
00:03:29

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 14 in E-Flat Minor
00:00:35

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop"
00:06:20

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16 in B-Flat Minor
00:01:05

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 17 in A-Flat Major
00:03:08

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 in F Minor
00:00:54

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 19 in E-Flat Major
00:01:23

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 in C Minor "Funeral March"
00:01:56

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 21 in B-Flat Major
00:01:39

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 22 in G Minor
00:00:41

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 23 in F Major
00:00:59

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 24 in D Minor
00:02:51

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

25
Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45
00:05:03

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

26
Prelude No. 26 in A-Flat Major, Op. Posth
00:00:53

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

27
Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61
00:14:01

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

28
Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
00:05:12

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Aimi Kobayashi, Piano, MainArtist

© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited ℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited

Album review

"The piano is my best friend because I can share all my feelings and the secrets that I can not tell anyone." There's probably no sweeter way to describe a connection to one's instrument. However, since childhood, 25-year-old Japanese-born Aimi Kobayashi has been deeply connected not only to the piano, but also to the Polish-French pianist Chopin. "In Japan, where I grew up, it is impossible to avoid Chopin’s music!  He is one of the most popular composers for everybody, and all pianists start playing and getting to know his music from a very young age."


It has long been her dream project to record the Préludes in their entirety. Now her dream is coming true, and the pianist is releasing the 24 Préludes - along with other piano works by Chopin - on Warner Classics. Following on from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, the 24 pieces create a self-contained unity while at the same time are characterized by enormous harmonic and motivic diversity, and Kobayashi manages to bring it all together.
Each Prelude is in a different key and accordingly differs in character, tonal coloration, and dynamics. While the pianist plays melancholic, somber passages in a soulful and sensitive manner, she is in no way overpowered by the powerful, passionate works. Kobayashi recognizes the various extremes of Chopin and surrenders to them - just like she does with the piano, her best friend.


Following her 2018 debut album of works by Chopin and Liszt, she now continues her romantic series on Warner Classics with fresh energy and a new understanding of Chopin's music. © Lena Germann/Qobuz

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