Frédéric Chopin, unlike most of his contemporaries, refused to give his works evocative titles, as the idea of programme music repelled him.
Composer Biography
Chopin was a perennial exile, never truly happy wherever he was, plagued by nostalgia for his native Poland.
Recording & Production
The recording venue, La Ferme de Villefavard in Limousin, is an extraordinary place with outstanding acoustics, designed by internationally renowned acoustician Albert Yaying Xu.
Performer Biography
Anne Queffélec, the pianist on this album, was voted 'Best Performer of the Year' at the Victoires de la Musique in 1990.
Performer Biography
Anne Queffélec studied at the Paris Conservatoire and later in Vienna with Alfred Brendel, among others.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Chopin defined music as an 'indeterminate language, the art of expressing thoughts, perceptions and feelings through sounds'.
Interpretation
Pianist Anne Queffélec chose not to follow a chronological order for the pieces, instead creating a subjective journey based on key and atmospheric transitions.
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