German pianist Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy is one of the leading pianists of his generation. His concert activities and CD recordings mark him as an extremely intelligent musician with the heart in the right place, his immense technical powers almost being taken for granted. His CD’s of Brahms, Schumann and Rachmaninoff have won him 5 star reviews all over the world: “astonishing and exquisite listening” (Fono Forum), “Electrifying passion and clarity” (Piano News), “dazzling brilliance and interpretative sophistication”(American Record Guide), “Coup de Coeur”(Piano Magazine). His Chopin interpretations on this new recording breathe an air of improvisation, vision and imagination. Listening to the Preludes evoke a synesthetic experience: the sounds, views and smells of Mallorca (where they were composed) merge into one feeling of beauty, bliss and melancholy…