"The Modern Chopin" - A Piano Recital by Dr. Poom Prommachart

At the Modern Chopin concert, Dr Poom Prommachart proudly presents Chopin’s 24 Preludes Op. 28 and Chopin’s Sonata No. 3.

The 24 Preludes in Chopin's Op. 28 cycle cover both major and minor keys. Originally published in 1839, Chopin himself never played more than four of the preludes at any single public performance. Each of Chopin’s Prelude stands as self-contained units, each conveying a specific idea or emotion. Liszt described Chopin's Preludes as poetic, analogous to those of a great contemporary poet, who cradles the soul in golden dreams. Musicologist, Henry Finck said that "if all piano music in the world were to be destroyed, excepting one collection, my vote should be cast for Chopin's Preludes. Scholar Jeffrey Kresky has argued that Chopin's Op. 28 is more than the sum of its parts. Dr. Poom will take on the challenge of bringing all 24 Preludes to Singapore. This is a…