Masterfully performed and recorded by the then sixtysix year old earl wild. Nelson freire is on the same high artistic level wild admired him very. The technique has always been there for earl wild the imagination is obvious here. Youre in luck, because the difficulty of chopin s nocturnes has a huge range. Rethinking chopins complete nocturnes the classical. Find earl wild discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Yet another chopin threadnocturne difficulty levels piano.
Interestingly enough, both field and chopin both had exactly 18 nocturnes published during their lifetimes. I havent heard pollini or wild and may have to check them out one day. The nocturnes you might want to look at are op 9, no 2 in eb, or number 21, in c minor. But they can also be viewed as a sort of experiment chamber, where chopin, so to speak in the obscurity of the dark, tries out some of. In this complete recording of the twentyone nocturnes, earl wild has created a recital of these beautiful pieces rather than playing them in the usual chronological order. The reprise is not the only form characteristic for nocturnes. The resulting disc, issued by ivory classics the following year, garnered much critical acclaim. The nocturnes span the whole of chopins career, and among them are some of the composers most beloved works, such as the infinitely tender and graceful op. When i moved i grabbed a dual cd of the chopin nocturnes and impromptus.
Chopin s nocturnes are more sophisticated and dramatic than fields. Earl wild piano, pieter van winkel piano, alwin bar piano, hakon austbo piano, alan weiss piano, klara wurtz piano, alexander warenberg piano, michelangelo carbonara piano, bart van oort piano, agnieszka chabowska piano. On the positive side, the pianist should be credited for her scrupulous musicianship and mostly spoton tempos, along with her ability to spin shapely legato lines with discreet pedaling. Weissenberg, ohlsson, freire, pires, arrau, barenboim, ashkenazy, biret.
Jan 23, 2010 find earl wild discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. These works, rising from the darkness of the night and its romantic associations, are amongst the most beautiful and most intimate ever composed by chopin. Since its inception, ivory classics has released twentythree new or rereleased. Especially when you are recommending a piece of music to someone whose music background you dont know e. I fell in love with chopin as well, and im now working on the polonaise in a and the berceuse in db. Top 50 most popular classical nocturnes by various artists. I also retain a fondness both for the slightly offhand, improvisatory aura maria joao pires casts in dgs previous nocturnes cycle and for earl wilds bigboned, grandmanner pianism on ivory classics. Interesting and at points very pleasant in a tonal sense but for me its hard to call this good music. Earl wild recorded the complete set of nocturnes at fernleaf abbey, columbus during sessions spread over a few days in march 1996. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Nocturnes to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Its the finest collection of complete nocturnes ever recorded.
Grammy awardwinner, earl wild, in a magnificent new recording of all 21 chopin nocturnes. I know that the old masters are amazing interpreters, but sometimes you just want an album thats beautifully recorded clean stereo. Despite being forever associated with the nocturne, essentially a piece of particularly wistful, dreamy music, often intended to evoke images of the night chopin was not actually its inventor. Nowadays chopin is by far the most famous composer associated with the nocturne genre. The 19th century gave a new significance to the night, and in his later works chopin was to give the nocturne its musical accolade, so to speak.
Such programming savvy makes sense if you plan on listening to all of the nocturnes in one sittingtheres no questioning fliters innate affinity for chopin, as numerous past recordings proveparadoxically, she realises her poetic potential most convincingly when she plays. Op 10 tends to be the more virtuosic of the two sets imo and is more like a set of studies than op 25 where chopin really let his musical gifts flow. Earl wild has many cds currently available on the ivory classics label. The second nocturne of the work is regarded as chopins most famous piece. Download for free soft piano classics chopin nocturne no 15 in f minor, the perfect relaxing music designed to. On cd for the first time, the legendary baldwin recordings from 1981. Fliter differs from most by devising a running order full of intriguing juxtapositions, as did earl wild.
Provided to youtube by kontor new media gmbh nocturnes, op. In this recording the nocturnes are organized according to mood, key and effect. Cmgers generally know me not to hold arrau in the highest esteem, particularly in his last decade or 15 years. Chopin composed the etudes in two sets and op 10 is quite different to op 25. Back in 1982 when i purchased the lp set i was particularly impressed with the sound quality of the recordings. Chopin proposes, supposes, insinuates, seduces, persuades. That said, pollini realizes his conceptions with masterful authority and a sense of involvement that his recordings dont always convey.
Nocturnes complete apex, an album by frederic chopin, elisabeth leonskaja on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Chopin, frederick, wild, earl, fryderyk chopin, earl wild. Nocturnes of identical mood contain elements of rondo combined with variation technique in d flat major op. The venerable piano virtuoso earl wild continues to challenge commonsense notions about aging as he keeps on delivering excellent performances of major works, such as those embodied in this new remastering of the 1992 recording of all 27 of chopins etudes op. Wild came out of retirement and performed two chopin works nocturne op. Frederic chopin nocturnes volume i album art, chopin. The gift of absolute pitch revealed itself at age three as his avidity for the keyboard took prodigious strides. Earl wild makes them flow beautifully with a natural pace and tone. Chopin complete nocturnes brilliant classics 94930 jw.
Listen to top 50 most popular classical nocturnes now. Earl wild, in a magnificent new recording of all 21 chopin nocturnes. One aspect of the nocturne that chopin continued from field is the use of a songlike melody in the right hand. At six he read music fluently, and before he was 12 he was studying piano with selmar janson, a pupil of dalbert and scharwenka both students of liszt. Chopin classical music a service of classical public radio wdav.
Earl wild even at 77, perfectly addresses the technical challenges of each etude with ease, and plays each one with a beautiful and romantic sound. Complete nocturnes earl wild by chopin, frederic on cd. The grade level is the number immediately before chopin. Brigitte engerers recordings range from inspired to bland, or, in the case of her 1993 chopin nocturnes cycle, a little bit of both. Earl wild s set of etudes is one of the best sets of chopin etudes out there, and this is one of the best classical piano cds to own. Out of all of them i still frequently reach for rubinstein. Theyve been that way since they were recorded in 1965, and this new reissue, on the supraphon label and containing a brandnew interview with the pianist, is the ideal way to own them.
The complete transcriptions and original piano works, vol. When this does not interrupt, however, the playing has moments of great beauty and character. An important and high quality set, not to be missed at bargain price. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. Mar 10, 2008 there was a second cd in the dg resonance series with the missing vasary nocturnes and the preludes, played by geza anda. F or the first official release of the newly formed ivory classics label in 1997, earl wild recorded the complete chopin nocturnes cd70701, which the eminent new york times critic harold c. Earl wild a tribute last of the great romantic pianists. In this recording the late earl wild abandons the usual chronological ordering in favour of mood, key and effect. The liner notes will follow earl wild s recital order.
Mp3 free music download soft piano classics chopin nocturne no 15. I am only familiar with his complete nocturnes, which are plagued by a cartoonish, disney worldlike way of phrasing. And there is a budget deutsche grammophon trio 3cdbox, with a lot of vasarys chopin and the complete nocturnes hes totally underrated now i like him a lot. Listening to chopin s nocturnes showing 126 of 26 messages. Except for an emi reissue of rubinsteins 30s chopin recordings all of them, not just the nocturnes, which i tend to like better than the rca victor remakes, and a vox box of guiomar novaess chopin, i dont own any complete sets. Buy arthur rubinsteins album titled the rubinstein collection vol. Primarily because it sounds like imprecise rhythmic note values from midi data had been used to make this and it was written to be played by an actual well trained piano playing musician whom if suitable enough would have been professional enough not to play the note rhythms incorrectly. The nocturnes of chopin thesis unt digital library.
The twentyone nocturnes of frederic chopin of which only twenty were designated as such by the composer, the wellknown nocturne in csharp minor of 1830 being in fact a pastiche of preexisting music that only received the title nocturne upon publication in 1875 span virtually his entire creative career. Sep 15, 2018 frederic chopin 18101849 trois nocturnes, op. Id go so far as to say that the nocturnes add up to pollinis finest recorded chopin since his 1972 etudes and 1960 e minor. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. The nocturnes are played by earl wild silvery, deeply felt, the scherzi by ivan moravec, one of the best chopin recordings by the czech master. Earl wild s chopin etudes keep us mesmerized because of the endless and absolute poetry of his glowing performance. Jan, 2010 chopin composed the etudes in two sets and op 10 is quite different to op 25. As i listen to the nocturnes during my commute, i think there is no finer genre collection of music for the piano possibly excepting bachs wtc. I dont know codeninjas, its can be dangerous to recommend something thats very noisy and mono hoping that the person in question appreciates the. Chopin s nocturnes carry many similarities with those of field while at the same time retaining a distinct, unique sound of their own. Listen to all 200 stories plus collected works of fryderyk chopin. Listen to top 50 most popular classical nocturnes in. This all chopin disc includes the fantasie, ballade no.
Frederick chopin, earl wild, fryderyk chopin, earl. Chopin took fields originally simple concept and transformed it. Chopin shows himself to be the supreme composer for piano, with the soloist well supported by some sublime orchestral writing. Welcome to talk classical a community covering every aspect of classical music.
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