Label: Mercury Classics
Format: CD, Album
Released: 16 Mar 2015
Country: US
Genre: Classical
Style: Neoclassical

Tracklist:

1 Verses 04:03
2 Piano Sonata No.3: Largo 09:18
3 Nocturne In C Sharp Minor 04:24
4 Reminiscence 04:28
5 Nocturne In G Minor 03:01
6 Eyes Shut - Nocturne In C Minor 06:41
7 Written In Stone 03:28
8 Letters Of A Traveller 04:18
9 Prélude In D Flat Major (Raindrop) 05:57

"It has been a hectic February for Alice; an outstanding performance at London’s Barbican Centre with the London Symphony Orchestra, alongside various other European performances has left audiences stunned with her lyrical virtuosic playing. Attention now turns to The Chopin Project, a collaboration with Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds.

Released on Monday 16th March on Mercury Classics, the album features Alice performing some of Chopin’s much-loved works, including Piano Sonata No. 3: Largo, Prélude in D Flat Major ‘Raindrop’ and Nocturne in G Minor. All these works have been recorded with a distinctive style, on various types of piano in Reykjavik using vintage recording equipment to create an intimate texture of sound.

The Chopin Project is unique in that it combines pieces by Chopin in their original form alongside works by award-winning composer Ólafur Arnalds (known for his soundtrack to ITV’s drama Broadchurch) which are based on Chopin’s themes. Here is the lead track of the album, Reminiscence, which features Game of Thrones actor Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson competing in the national Scandanavian sport ‘Icelandic Glima’." s / s