Chopin loved Pleyels so much he even took one on vacation with him to the island of Majorca. There, he composed the 24 Préludes which Kimiko Ishizaka will record (with 4K video), and release to the Creative Commons.
A fantastic, worthy project which will allow everyone to experience Chopin's 24 Preludes on the instrument Chopin composed the music on (the TYPE of piano that Chopin composed it for, and on, not the actual piano); the recording will also be added to the Wiki page about the Preludes - for FREE - truly, a wonderful example of the democratization of music. The performer, Kimiko Ishizaka, has also released the "Open" Goldberg Variations, and, most recently, the "Open" Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - both by J.S. Bach (which are available to be heard for free) - which are both brilliant performances. She is an amazing, sensitive pianist who will, undoubtedly, perform the Chopin with marvellous musicality and sensitivity.
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