Seong-Jin Cho - Ravel The Complete Solo Piano Works and Concertos (2025)

Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho releases the first of two upcoming albums, Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works, on which he lays his focus on the music of Ravel. Having loved the French composer since childhood and immersed himself in him while studying at the Paris Conservatoire, Cho has chosen to mark the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth in 2025 by recording his complete solo piano music and the two piano concertos. The pianist has always felt a close connection with the French piano literature and found himself fully discussing the challenges of the solo works, pointing to the composer’s orchestral sound and meticulous attention to detail. “Ravel really knew what he wanted, so I try to follow his specific markings,” he says. His insightful performance of Ravel’s works underlines Cho’s statue as one of today’s most elegant and accomplished pianists.

The album is released digitally and on CD. The release of the second album featuring the Piano Concertos in G Major and for the left hand, recorded with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons, will follow on 21 February.

TRACKLIST

1. Seong-Jin Cho - Sérénade grotesque, M. 5
2. Seong-Jin Cho - Menuet antique, M. 7
3. Seong-Jin Cho - Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
4. Seong-Jin Cho - Jeux d'eau, M. 30
5. Seong-Jin Cho - I. Modéré
6. Seong-Jin Cho - II. Mouvement de menuet
7. Seong-Jin Cho - III. Animé
8. Seong-Jin Cho - I. Noctuelles
9. Seong-Jin Cho - II. Oiseaux tristes
10. Seong-Jin Cho - III. Une barque sur l'océan
11. Seong-Jin Cho - IV. Alborada del gracioso
12. Seong-Jin Cho - V. La vallée des cloches
13. Seong-Jin Cho - I. Ondine
14. Seong-Jin Cho - II. Le Gibet
15. Seong-Jin Cho - III. Scarbo
16. Seong-Jin Cho - Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn, M. 58
17. Seong-Jin Cho - I. Modéré, très franc
18. Seong-Jin Cho - II. Assez lent, avec une expression intense
19. Seong-Jin Cho - III. Modéré
20. Seong-Jin Cho - IV. Assez animé
21. Seong-Jin Cho - V. Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime
22. Seong-Jin Cho - VI. Vif
23. Seong-Jin Cho - VII. Moins vif
24. Seong-Jin Cho - VIII. Epilogue. Lent
25. Seong-Jin Cho - Prélude in A Minor, M. 65
26. Seong-Jin Cho - À la manière de Borodine, M. 63/1
27. Seong-Jin Cho - À la manière de Chabrier, M. 63/2
28. Seong-Jin Cho - I. Prélude
29. Seong-Jin Cho - II. Fugue
30. Seong-Jin Cho - III. Forlane
31. Seong-Jin Cho - IV. Rigaudon
32. Seong-Jin Cho - V. Menuet
33. Seong-Jin Cho - VI. Toccata
34. Seong-Jin Cho - I. Allegramente
35. Seong-Jin Cho - II. Adagio assai
36. Seong-Jin Cho - III. Presto
37. Seong-Jin Cho - I. Lento
38. Seong-Jin Cho - II. Allegro
39. Seong-Jin Cho - III. Tempo I
40. Seong-Jin Cho - Jeux d'eau, M. 30 (Live Version)