Title: Chopin Nocturnes Artist: Marie Francois Label: Evil Penguin Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 608917725728 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2025-09-05 Number of Discs: 2
"Chopin's nocturnes are widely regarded as some of the finest works for solo piano and continue to hold a prominent place in today's concert repertoire. He composed 21 of them between 1827 and 1846, and they have become a cen- tral part of the repertoire. Many of his compositions began as improvisations - musical ideas discovered at the piano and later carefully crafted into written works. There is so much more to say about it - but for me, it was partially through studying and playing it over time that I have come to understand it better. From the beginning, the goal was never to just record these nocturnes. Â I wanted to learn and grow as a pianist and mostly as a musician. I wanted to understand how to shape storytelling at the instrument, to create a musical narrative through phrasing, colour, timing, and silence. And there is no better repertoire to explore that with, than with these nocturnes." - Marie Francois
Tracks: 1.1 Nocturne No. 1 in B Flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 1.2 Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2 1.3 Nocturne No. 3 in B Major, Op. 9 No. 3 1.4 Nocturne No. 4 in F Major, Op. 15 No. 1 1.5 Nocturne No. 5 in F Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2 1.6 Nocturne No. 6 in G minor, Op. 15 No. 3 1.7 Nocturne No. 7 in C Sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 1.8 Nocturne No. 8 in D Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2 1.9 Nocturne No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32 No. 1 1.10 Nocturne No. 10 in a Flat Major, Op. 32 No. 2 1.11 Nocturne No. 11 in G minor, Op. 37 No. 1 1.12 Nocturne No. 12 in G Major, Op. 37 No. 2 2.1 Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 2.2 Nocturne No. 14 in F Sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 2 2.3 Nocturne No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1 2.4 Nocturne No. 16 in E Flat Major, Op. 55 No. 2 2.5 Nocturne No. 17 in B Major, Op. 62 No. 1 2.6 Nocturne No. 18 in E Major, Op. 62 No. 2 2.7 Nocturne No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1 2.8 Nocturne No. 20 in C Sharp minor, KK Iva/16 2.9 Nocturne No. 21 in C minor, Op. Posth
