Composer: Frédéric Chopin
Performer: François Dumont
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Aevea
Catalogue: AE17044
Release: 2018
Size: 1.32 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Nocturnes Op. 9
01. No. 1 in B-Flat Minor
02. No. 2 in E-Flat Major
03. No. 3 in B Major
Nocturnes, Op. 15
04. No. 1 in F Major
05. No. 2 in F-Sharp Major
06. No. 3 in G Minor
Nocturnes, Op. 27
07. No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor
08. No. 2 in D-Flat Major
Nocturnes, Op. 32
09. No. 1 in B Major
10. No. 2 in A-Flat Major
Nocturnes, Op. 37
11. No. 1 in G Minor
12. No. 2 in G Major
CD 02
Nocturnes, Op. 48
01. No. 1 in C Minor
02. No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor
Nocturnes, Op. 55
03. No. 1 in F Minor
04. No. 2 in E-Flat Major
Two Nocturnes Op. 62
05. No. 1 in B Major
06. No. 2 in E Major
07. Nocturne No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1
08. Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post.
09. Nocturne No. 21 in C minor, BI 108
From the forward-thinking pianism and sublime originality displayed by the early Op. 9 (1830-31) to the filigreed arabesques that grace the middle-register melodies in the more imposing structures of Op. 62 (1846), it is the nocturnes that allow us to trace Chopin’s aesthetic evolution. Indeed, his intention to create a new era in art is here in full display, not only in the magical sonorities he managed to evoke from the instrument, but also in his revolutionary lyricism, present from the onset, in which operatic archetypes unite with completely new pianistic intuitions. Chopin’s nocturnes were the works of an inspired soul; in turn, they inspired future generations of composers. A prize winner in the XVI International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, French pianist François Dumont presents a double album featuring Chopin’s complete nocturnes. Dumont brings years of life experience in this performance, playing with refinement and inspiration. In addition to the nocturnes that Chopin published during his lifetime, the present recording includes the Nocturne in E Minor, possibly written in Warsaw in 1827 and published posthumously in 1855 as part of Op. 72; the Nocturne in C Minor, B. 108, written in 1837 but published only in 1938; and a piece inscribed “Largo con gran espressione,” a work Chopin composed for his sister in 1830 as she studied his Second Piano Concerto (thematic material from the Concerto in F Minor is recognizable throughout the piece). The latter is perhaps one of Chopin’s most celebrated works, and was titled “nocturne” only upon its publication in 1875. Mr. Dumont’s recording of Chopin’s complete nocturnes took place on February 2017 and is recorded with 3 microphones stereo pair.