Composer: Frédéric François Chopin
Performer: Stephen Hough
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA68351-2
Release: 2021
Size: 1.74 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
01. Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1
02. Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
03. Nocturne No. 3 in B Major, Op. 9 No. 3
04. Nocturne No. 4 in F Major, Op. 15 No. 1
05. Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2
06. Nocturne No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 15 No. 3
07. Nocturne No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 1
08. Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2
09. Nocturne No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32 No. 1
10. Nocturne No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32 No. 2
11. Nocturne No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 37 No. 1
12. Nocturne No. 12 in G Major, Op. 37 No. 2
CD 02
01. Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1
02. Nocturne No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 48 No. 2
03. Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1
04. Nocturne No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 No. 2
05. Nocturne No. 17 in B Major, Op. 62 No. 1. Andante
06. Nocturne No. 18 in E Major, Op. 62 No. 2
07. Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, KK IVa/16
08. Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1
09. Nocturne No. 21 in C Minor, KK IVb/8 (Doubtful)
10. Anonymous: Larghetto in C-Sharp Minor “Nocturne oublié”, KK Anh.Ia/6 (Doubtful)
11. Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2b (2nd Version with Ornamentation)
‘Some of the finest operatic arias ever written’ is Stephen Hough’s brilliant characterization of the Nocturnes, one which holds the key to his intensely lyrical interpretations of these most perfect of bel canto masterworks.