Dong Hyek Lim - Frederic Chopin: 24 Préludes; Barcarolle; Berceuse; Variations brillantes (2015)

Posted By: Designol

Date: Jan. 26, 2024

Pianist Dong Hyek Lim, a bit older than the youthful face in the graphics might suggest, has gained a reputation as a Chopin specialist, with restrained, often exquisitely detailed performances made for the small recital hall rather than for the concert hall. This was, of course, the kind of venue for which Chopin wrote most of his music, and this is a very fine tour through the much-recorded 24 Preludes, Op. 28, which form the centerpiece of this album. Lim does well to introduce things with the flashier and rarely played Variations brillantes in B flat major, Op. 12, commanding the listener's attention before delving into the Preludes, some of the most harmonically intricate music Chopin wrote. Sample any of the really famous Preludes, such as the Prelude in E minor, Op. 28, No. 4, for an idea of what Lim is up to here: he not only lingers over dissonances, but explores their potential directions with sensitivity and intelligence, all while keeping the top of the dynamic range not very high. Lim takes you back to the public world with the Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57, and Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60, which show him to be capable of a more brilliant style. London's Henry Wood Hall fits these pieces well, but Warner's engineers might have gone with even a more intense, intimate space for the preludes. In any event, the performance of those is one of the most absorbing to have come along in quite some time.

Review by James Manheim, Allmusic.com

This 31-year-old South Korean pianist has made a glittering career on the competition circuit, including an unprecedented refusal to accept third prize – on the grounds of ‘unfair judging’ – at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels in 2003. But all thoughts of inflated self-worth are banished by this outstanding new CD. Wisely choosing an unfamiliar entry into very familiar terrain, Dong Hyek Lim begins with the Variations brillantes, Op. 12 which Chopin composed to entertain his Parisian audiences a year after he had composed his much more substantial Op. 9 Nocturnes and his first set of Etudes.

As Jeremy Siepmann rightly observes in his excellent liner-note, this work is mere ‘high-class dross’, but what Lim does with it is highly engaging. It’s a showpiece, and Lim plays it like that, with exceptionally clean articulation in the flashes of virtuosity, and elegance in the lyricism. Each of the Preludes is vividly characterised, with Lim running the gamut between dark turbulence and pastoral tranquillity with absolute assurance. He doesn’t waste energy trying to find novel approaches – he just lets the music speak, exercising restraint where other young pianists take showy liberties; I’ve seldom heard the Raindrop Prelude rendered with such persuasive grace, nor the contrasting near-and-far bells at the end of No. 17 tolling so charmingly. But his playing is full-blooded, and when Chopin asks for the impression of a sudden gust of wind, that is what Lim conjures up. The Berceuse is a delight, with the right hand giving a ravishing display of pianissimo pyrotechnics; the Barcarolle is masterly.

Review by Michael Church, BBC Music Magazine

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Tracklist:

Variations brillantes in B flat major, Op.12
01. I. Introduction: Allegro maestoso (1:28)
02. II. Theme: Allegro moderato (1:52)
03. III. Scherzo - (0:56)
04. IV. Lento - (2:09)
05. V. Scherzo vivace (2:03)

24 Preludes, Op.28
06. No.1 in C major (0:40)
07. No.2 in A minor (2:05)
08. No.3 in G major (0:53)
09. No.4 in E minor (1:59)
10. No.5 in D major (0:34)
11. No.6 in B minor (2:17)
12. No.7 in A major (0:50)
13. No.8 in F sharp minor (2:00)
14. No.9 in E major (1:33)
15. No.10 in C sharp minor (0:28)
16. No.11 in B major (0:37)
17. No.12 in G sharp minor (1:10)
18. No.13 in F sharp major (3:28)
19. No.14 in E flat minor (0:30)
20. No.15 in D flat major (5:38)
21. No.16 in B flat minor (1:02)
22. No.17 in A flat major (3:26)
23. No.18 in F minor (0:56)
24. No.19 in E flat major (1:24)
25. No.20 in C minor (1:56)
26. No.21 in B flat major (2:00)
27. No.22 in G minor (0:48)
28. No.23 in F major (0:59)
29. No.24 in D minor (2:29)

30. Berceuse in D flat major, Op.57 (4:28)

31. Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op.60 (8:34)

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