Yunchan Lim is the one of the most talked-about classical artists on the planet. In 2024 he presented his debut studio album on Decca Classics - the 'Chopin Études, Op.10 & Op.25'. Yunchan Lim became the youngest ever winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2022, aged only 18; his performance of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3 moved his conductor to tears and gathered unprecedented millions of online viewers. In the months following, his rise to stardom has been meteoric, with invitations from the most prestigious concert halls and orchestras. Now, setting down the 'Op. 10' and 'Op. 25 Etudes', Lim is putting himself in a direct line with some of the greatest pianists of the past. Lim says 'a huge universe of pianists played this repertoire, and I have always wanted to become a fundamental musician like them, so I decided to follow their route'. He has grown up listening to great pianists recording this music, including some of his favourites - Alfred Cortot, Ignaz Friedman, Jo'.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Etude No. 1 in C Major, 'Waterfall'

Yunchan Lim

2.Etude No. 2 in a Minor, 'Chromatique'

Yunchan Lim

3.Etude No. 3 in E Major, 'Tristesse'

Yunchan Lim

4.Etude No. 4 in C-sharp Minor

Yunchan Lim

5.Etude No. 5 in G-flat Major, 'Black Keys'

Yunchan Lim

6.Etude No. 6 in E-flat Minor, 'Lament'

Yunchan Lim

7.Etude No. 7 in C Major, 'Toccata'

Yunchan Lim

8.Etude No. 8 in F Major, 'Sunshine'

Yunchan Lim

9.Etude No. 9 in F Minor

Yunchan Lim

10.Etude No. 10 in A-flat Major

Yunchan Lim

11.Etude No. 11 in E-flat Major, 'Arpeggio'

Yunchan Lim

12.Etude No. 12 in C Minor, 'Revolutionary'

Yunchan Lim

13.Etude No. 1 in A-flat Major, 'Aeolian Harp'

Yunchan Lim

14.Etude No. 2 in F Minor, 'The Bees'

Yunchan Lim

15.Etude No. 3 in F Major, 'The Horseman'

Yunchan Lim

16.Etude No. 4 in a Minor, 'Paganini'

Yunchan Lim

17.Etude No. 5 in E Minor, 'Wrong Note'

Yunchan Lim

18.Etude No. 6 in G-sharp Minor, 'Thirds'

Yunchan Lim

19.Etude No. 7 in C-sharp Minor, 'Cello'

Yunchan Lim

20.Etude No. 8 in D-flat Major, 'Sixths'

Yunchan Lim

21.Etude No. 9 in G-flat Major, 'Butterfly Wings'

Yunchan Lim

22.Etude No. 10 in B Minor, 'Octave'

Yunchan Lim

23.Etude No. 11 in a Minor, 'Winter Wind'

Yunchan Lim

24.Etude No. 12 in C Minor, 'Ocean'

Yunchan Lim

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