Beatrice Rana First Prize, Concours musical international de Montréal, piano 2011 Chopin: Preludes Op.28 & Scriabin: Sonata No.2 Op.19 ACD2 2614 • In June 2011, Beatrice Rana, then 18, became the youngest-ever winner of a first prize at the Montreal International Music Competition.   She also won each of that year’s special prizes.   She is, said Le Devoir, “not only a pianist but, above all, an artist.”   Her ATMA Classique solo CD is dedicated to Chopin's Preludes Op.28 and Scriabin's Sonata No.2 Op.19 – thrilling repertoire for an outstanding young pianist. • Beatrice Rana made her debut last season with several orchestras, including the Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia, the Südwestdeutsche Orchester, and the Aarhus Symfonieorkester in Denmark.   She also performed as a guest artist with the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, the symphony orchestras of Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg, the Kuala Lumpur Philharmonic Orchestra, the Violons du Roy, and the Orchestre Métropolitain with Yannick Nézet-Seguin. • Though only 19 years old, Rana has performed in major concert series including the Tonhalle de Zurich, Montreal’s Pro Musica, the Società dei Concerti de Milan, and the Vancouver Recital Society, and at many festivals, including the Festival Berlioz de la Côte Saint-André, the La Roque d’Anthéron International Piano Festival, the Festival Radio-France de Montpellier, the Folle Journée de Nantes, the Flâneries de Reims, the Festival Busoni de Bolzano, and the Festival de Lanaudière in Quebec. • In addition to her First Prize in the Montreal Piano Competition last year, Rana has won numerous prizes at international competitions such as the Muzio Clementi Competion, the Concours International de San Marino, and the Bang & Olufsen Piano RAMA Competion.   She began studying piano when she was 4, and became a student of Benedetto Lupo at the Conservatorio Nino Rota, from which she graduated at the precocious age of 16. She now studies in Hanover with Arie Vardi. FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN 1810-1849 Préludes op. 28 [39:44]   1. N°1 en ut majeur | in C mìnor • Agitato     [0:41]   2. N°2 en la mineur | in A minor • Lento     [2:18]   3. N°3 en sol majeur | in G major • Vivace     [0:54]   4. N°4 en mi mineur | in E minor • Largo     [2:17]   5. N°5 en ré majeur | in D major • Allegro molto     [0:38]   6. N°6 en si mineur | in B minor • Lento assai     [2:09]   7. N°7 en la majeur | in A major • Andantino     [0:37]   8. N°8 en fa dièse mineur | in F sharp minor • Molto agitato     [1:58]   9. N°9 en mi majeur | in E major • Largo     [1:41] 10. N°10 en ut dièse mineur | in C sharp minor • Allegro molto     [0:33] 11. N°11 en si majeur | in B major • Vivace     [0:41] 12. N°12 en sol dièse mineur | in G sharp mìnor • Presto     [1:12] 13. N°13 en fa dièse majeur\ in F sharp major • Lento     [3:36] 14. N°14 en mi bémol mineur | in E flat minor • Allegro     [0:33 ] 15. N°15 en ré bémol majeur | in D flat major - Sostenuto « La goutte d'eau »     [5:25] 16. N°16 en si bémol mineur | in B fiat mìnor • Presto con fuoco     [1:07] 17. N°17 en la bémol majeur | in A fiat major • Allegretto     [3:23] 18. N°18 en fa mineur | in F minor • Allegro molto     [0:57] 19. N°19 en mi bémol majeur | in E fiat major • Vivace     [1:16} 20. N°20 en sol mineur | in C minor • Largo     [1:56] 21. N°21 en si b&eacuet;mol majeur | in B major • Cantabile     [1:58] 22. N°22 en sol mineur | in G minor • Molto agitato     [0:41 ] 23. N°23 en fa majeur | in F major • Moderato     [0:54 ] 24. N°24 en ré mineur | in D minor • Allegro appassionato     [2:25] 25. Prélude en la bémol majeur | in A fiat major, Op. Posth.     [4:41] 26. Prélude en do dièse mineur | in C sharp minor, Op. 45     [0:43] ALEXANDRE SCRIABINE 1871-1915 Sonate n° 2 en sol dièse mineur op. 19 | in G sharp minor, Op. 19     [12:36] 27. Andante     [8:30] 28. Finale: presto     [4:06] ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile +61 (0)3 9444 6879