Pianist Cho Seongjin to Release New Album 'Banglangja' on the 3rd of Next Month

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] Pianist Seong-Jin Cho, the winner of the 2015 Chopin Competition, will release a new album titled 'The Wanderer' on the 3rd of next month, Universal Music announced on the 11th.

Seong-Jin Cho, who released albums of Chopin in 2016, Debussy in 2017, and Mozart in 2018, included works that capture the essence of Romanticism in this album. The album features Schubert's 'Wanderer Fantasy,' known for its melancholic yet brilliant technique, Liszt's 'Piano Sonata,' which requires both technique and power, and Berg's 'Piano Sonata.' All the pieces included in the album were personally selected by Seong-Jin Cho.

As Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel once said, "Wandering is a condition of Romanticism," wandering holds significant meaning in Romanticism. Having naturally lived the life of a wanderer while touring multiple continents as a world-renowned pianist, Seong-Jin Cho plans to convey the essence of Romanticism he personally experienced through this album.

Seong-Jin Cho regards Schubert as one of the composers he respects most and described the 'Wanderer Fantasy' included in this album as "a work that shows fantasy, imagination, and the freedom of the artist above all else." Regarding Liszt's Piano Sonata, he said, "Among the works included in this album, it is the piece with the richest emotions," adding, "I viewed and performed it as one life story that talks about life, love, and death."

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