Chopin - Nocturnes Nos. 1-21
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Instrumental » Piano Solos » Nocturnes
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the great interpreters of this music never confuse the melancholic with the sentimental. Stephen Hough is even more ‘objective’ than most while bringing pianistic poise to everything and breathing... —
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Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2021
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Right from the first bars of the first piece, Op. 9 No. 1, it’s clear that each note has been thought about – and each note’s place in the bigger musical picture…Goerner’s Chopin was special... —
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, Instrumental Choice
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As he showed in his two previous Chopin releases, the 26-year-old Lisiecki is a player of exceptional poise and refinement. Everything here conveys a sense of ease, the singing line always beautifully... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Feltsman's seriousness and poetic commitment are never in doubt...he is deeply sensitive to the Nocturnes' fluctuations, their quiet despair and sudden violence...this is Chopin with an edge...we... —
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The Complete Chopin Edition
RecommendedKrystian Zimerman (piano), Claudio Arrau (piano), Anatol Ugorski (piano), Maurizio Pollini (piano), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Maria João Pires (piano), Martha Argerich (piano), Rafal Blechacz (piano), Yundi Li (piano), Lilya Zilberstein (piano), Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Kurt Bauer, Heidi Bung (pianos),...
The quality, both of DG's chosen recordings and the set's general presentation, is just about as good as it gets. To have in one box such wonders as Zimmerman's Ballades, Pollini's Etudes,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th April 2010
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Building a Library, November 2010, First Choice
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Huangci is a masterly guide. She’s aware of the importance of Chopin’s Classical side and there are many instances where she favours restraint over cheap emoting, which is much to the good…one... —
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Building a Library, March 2010, First Choice (Scherzo 4)
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Full-blooded playing from Leonskaja, with a suitably wide expressive range. Though there are moments of over-aggression, those are compensated for by her beautiful shaping of filigree arabesques... —
