French pianist Julien Brocal receives the Newcomer Award of the Year from BBC Music Magazine

Debut Album praised by international critic The jury of the prestigious British ceremony has rewarded last night, the French pianist Julien Brocal with the special prize “Newcomer Award of the year“, for his debut album dedicated to Chopin. (View the article about this album : http://julienbrocal.com/les-etats-dame/) Each year, the BBC Music Magazine Awards select the

Record Review on BBC Radio 3 by Andrew McGregor

Andrew McGregor and guests review the best recordings of classical music on BBC Radio 3. Julien’s debut album is reviewed with an extract of the Sonata n°2 Op. 35 at 1:56:00 of the podcast : http://bbc.in/2kd01T2 “You can hear the qualities Pires admires in his playing, there is a kind of meditative poetry to the Op.

A great review of Chopin's debut album from Opus Klassiek, in Netherland

‘This is great Chopin, transparent and warm at the same time, fabulously played in both the left and the right, dosed with masterful touch and filled with an inexpressible longing for something that is impossible and yet lets it materialise somehow. In short, we are in the unfathomable realm of a Lipatti, Pollini, Blechacz …

CHOPIN - Les états d'Âme - Julien Brocal, piano (Feat. Maria João Pires)

Debut Album of Julien Brocal – Read the article of Erica Jean : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/12/julien-brocal-chopin-preludes-etc-cd-review-quietly-riveting This recording project devoted to Frederic Chopin‘s repertoire was obvious to me. I was very familiar with this repertory during my adolescence thanks to my teacher Erik Berchot, who transmitted to me his deep passion for this composer, and it is to

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16-Sonatine - II

1. Préludes, Op.28: No.1 in C major

15. Préludes, Op.28: No.15 in D flat major

24. Préludes, Op.28: No.24 in D minor

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French pianist Julien Brocal receives the Newcomer Award of the Year from BBC Music Magazine

Record Review on BBC Radio 3 by Andrew McGregor

A great review of Chopin's debut album from Opus Klassiek, in Netherland

CHOPIN - Les états d'Âme - Julien Brocal, piano (Feat. Maria João Pires)