Chopin's Nocturnes form a central collection in the romantic piano repertoire, and with good reason. But just how did the inspiration for such an epic set of piano pieces come about? Frederic Chopin's ...
Enregistré par la BBC, à Londres, au cours des années 1970 et 1980, le pianiste Shura Cherkassky joue ici Chopin, un compositeur qu'il interprétait à sa façon, fantasque, charmeuse, colorée. Ce ...
McCawley, an English pianist with a rising profile, offers a self-effacing introduction to Chopin, showing reliable taste but not much temperament. He is best in the Three Ecossaises Op.72 and the ...
In Paris, far from his Polish homeland, Chopin gave his soul to the piano, creating for it music of unearthly beauty. Into the Nocturnes, he poured the greatest brightness of his genius. Chopin was ...
Chopin, the Nocturnes, performed by pianist Maria Joao Pires (Deutsche Grammophon 447096): Those who buy Maria Joao Pires’ extravagantly praised new set of Chopin’s 21 Nocturnes may be disappointed.
Though not the most imaginative take on the 21 nocturnes, the French pianist captures Chopin’s music as it was conceived on a superb-sounding 1836 Pleyel Chopin composed 21 nocturnes, 18 of which were ...
Tout au long de sa carrière, Frédéric Chopin a cultivé le genre du Nocturne pour piano. Son catalogue en compte vingt-et-un qui, plus que toutes ses autres compositions, ont contribué à sa notoriété.
2010 est l'année du bicentenaire de la naissance de Frederic Chopin. Gilles Bensimon nous propose une émission spéciale consacrée à ses nocturnes. Les nocturnes, numérotées de 1 à 18 ont été publiées ...
More Chopin? The bicentenary year has opened up the floodgates of Chopin recordings, but this one highlights the poetic sensibility of the French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie. It is the first volume ...