Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Debussy & Others: Piano Works Karim Shehata

• Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 12:
• 1 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 12: No. 7, Prélude 02:05
• Alexander Siloti (1685 - 1750): Prélude & Fugue in B Minor:
• 2 Prélude & Fugue in B Minor: I. Prélude (After Bach's BWV 855a) 03:13
• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): 13 Préludes, Op. 32:
• 3 13 Préludes, Op. 32: No. 12, Grave 02:25
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Le tombeau de couperin, M. 68:
• 4 Le tombeau de couperin, M. 68: I. Prélude 03:15
• Felix Blumenfeld (1863 - 1931): 24 Préludes, Op. 17:
• 5 24 Préludes, Op. 17: No. 14, Andante maestoso e lugubre 03:49
• Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936): Tre preludi sopra melodie gregoriane:
• 6 Tre preludi sopra melodie gregoriane: No. 2, Tempestoso 06:14
• Sergei Taneyev (1856 - 1915):
• 7 Prélude in F Major 02:49
• Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924): 9 Préludes, Op. 103:
• 8 9 Préludes, Op. 103: No. 3 in G Minor 04:29
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849):
• 9 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 8, Molto agitato 02:00
• Bohuslav Martinů (1890 - 1959): 8 Préludes, H. 181:
• 10 8 Préludes, H. 181: No. 6, Largo 02:40
• Anton Arensky (1861 - 1906): 12 Préludes, Op. 63:
• 11 12 Préludes, Op. 63: No 1, Allegro 01:47
• Samuil Feinberg (1890 - 1962): 3 Préludes, Op. 15:
• 12 3 Préludes, Op. 15: No. 3, Presto 02:18
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Préludes, Livre 2, L. 123:
• 13 Préludes, Livre 2, L. 123: No. 7, La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune 03:38
• Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992): Préludes, I/2:
• 14 Préludes, I/2: No. 8, Un reflet dans le vent 05:07
• Alexander Scriabin (1871 - 1915): 24 Préludes, Op. 11:
• 15 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 2, Allegretto in A Minor 02:44
• Total Runtime 48:33

Info for Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Debussy & Others: Piano Works

This sensuous and poignant CD by pianist Karim Shehata, his second CD on the GENUIN label, is more than just a prelude: it is a collection whose pieces flow into each other, comment, prelude and postlude so seamlessly that, without the booklet, it is hard to believe that these are exclusively preludes—pieces conceived as preparation for something essential. The list of composers is a "Who is Who" ranging from Johann Sebastian Bach to Olivier Messiaen. The young and yet already mature Karim Shehata plays all this with such ease and depth that one would like to rank him among the greats! Absolutely recommendable.

Karim Shehata, piano

Karim Shehata
The German-Egyptian pianist Karim Shehata, born in Kuwait City, migrated to Germany at the age of five. As the son of a music teacher and grandson of a piano teacher classical music has always played an important part in his life.

Over the last few years, Karim Shehata has appeared in various festivals and concert series, including the "Reger Forum" in Bremen (2011), the "Klavierprojekt Schubert" in Bayreuth (2011), the concert series for contemporary classical music "Realtime" (2013) and the "Schwandorfer Klavierfrühling" (2016).

In addition to his concerts as a soloist Karim Shehata also performs as a chamber music partner. With his brother Nabil he had a CD release in January 2017, "Works for Double Bass and Piano", GENUIN.

After his classical piano education at the Musikschule Verden he began studying piano at the "Hochschule für Musik und Theater" copyright Stephan Zwickirsch - karoshiphoto.com in Hannover under Martin Dörrie and Einar Steen-Nøkleberg. Following his degree at the conservatory, he had private studies in the master class of the international pianist Andrej Hoteev, a grand disciple of Heinrich Neuhaus. He concluded his studies with a postgraduate degree at the "Hochschule für Künste" in Bremen with Kurt Seibert and Hubert Rutkowski. Numerous master classes with, among others, Volker Banfield and David Wilde enriched his education.

Booklet for Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Debussy & Others: Piano Works