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:: The Complete Chopin Nocturnes and Impromptus
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FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849) Hyperion Records CDA 67371/2 |
Buy this CD online Compact Disc 1 [68'40]
Compact Disc 2 [64'13]
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Nobody's life has been romanticised more than Chopin's, yet at heart he was a classicist and adored Bach and Mozart above all other composers. The sense of line. pulse, fluidity, and counterpoint that are trademarks of those composers are all present in these works by Chopin. The Nocturnes span Chopin's entire creative life, giving us a marvellous opportunity to see not only how his early works were already totally inspired and original, but also how his style and emotional maturity developed through the years. Available in multichannel hybrid SACD and conventional CD formats. Recorded in the Reitstadel, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany, on 16–20 November 2003 Sleeve notes'One of the most elegant pianists around, the Canadian virtuoso Angela Hewitt interrupts her epic Bach and Couperin cycles for Hyperion to explore some of Chopin's most refined music, the complete Nocturnes and Impromptus. Hewitt's innate sophistication and delicacy of touch are perfectly suited to these exquisite pieces, 25 of them over two discs, by a master of the genre at the height of his fragile powers. Spanning almost his entire creative life, the Nocturnes amount to a remarkable graph of Chopin's emotional maturity, touchingly reflected in the affectionate care Hewitt brings to what sounds like a labour of love' (The Observer)'In a catalogue boasting many distinguished Chopin Nocturne cycles, Angela Hewitt's commands attention' (BBC Music Magazine) Hewitt’s performances are every bit as fresh as one would expect from the pianist hailed as ‘one of the reliably mesmerising musicians of the day’, with ‘the ability to convey a spiritual seriousness that nonetheless does not exclude an utter charm’ (The Sunday Times). |
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available audio excerpts from this recording |
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01-Nocturne in c# minor |
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02-Nocturne in c minor |
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03-Nocturne in Bb minor |
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04-Nocturne in Eb Major |
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05-Nocturne in B Major |
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06-Nocturne in F Major |
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07-Nocturne in F# Major |
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08-Nocturne in g minor |
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09-Nocturne in c# minor |
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10-Nocturne in Db Major |
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11-Nocturne in B Major |
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12-Nocturne in Ab Major |
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13-Nocturne in g minor |
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14-Nocturne in G Major |
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15-Nocturne in c minor |
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16-Nocturne in f# minor |
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17-Nocturne in f# minor |
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18-Nocturne in Eb Major |
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19-Nocturne in E Major |
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21-Nocturne in e minor |
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22-Impromptu No 1 in Ab Major |
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23-Impromptu No 2 in F# Major |
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24-Impromptu No 3 in Gb Major |
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25-Fantaisie-Impromptu in c# minor |
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Chopin: Nocturne in E flat major Op 52 No 2 [4'57] |
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Chopin: Nocturne in G minor Op 37 No 1 [6'18] |
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"What we get in many of these riveting performances is deep, raw emotion, of a sometimes agonising immediacy, all the more painful for the almost impossible beauty and elegance of its expression."
(Piano Magazine, UK)