Classical Compilation The Art of The Nocturne in The Nineteenth Century – Contemporaries (2003)
The Art of The Nocturne in The Nineteenth Century – Contemporaries (2003)
The Art of The Nocturne in The Nineteenth Century – Contemporaries (2003)
1.Camille PLEYEL - Nocturne alla Field in B flat major 2. Frederic KALKBRENNER - Nocturne in A flat major Op.121 No.1 3. Nocturne in F major Op.121 No.2 4. Clara SCHUMANN - Nocturne in F major Op.6 No.2 from Soirees Musicales 5. Louis LEFÉBURE-WÉLY - Nocturne in D flat major Op.54 6. Edmond WEBER Nocturne in D flat major Op.1 7. Charles-Valentin ALKAN - Nocturne in B major Op.22 8. Notturimo Innamorato in F sharp minor Op.63 No.43 9. Mikhail GLINKA - Nocturne in E flat major 10. Maria SZYMANOWSKA - La Murmure – Nocturne in A flat major 11. Ignacy Feliks DOBRZYNSKI - Nocturne in G minor Op.21 No.1 12. Nocturne in E flat major Op.21 No.2 13. Nocturne in F minor Op.24 No.1 14. Nocturne in D flat major Op.24 No.2 15. Pozeganie-Nocturne in G minor Bart van Oort (piano) Erard 1837 Agnieszka Chabowska (piano)
Disc entitled Nocturnes of Contemporaries, is something of a delight. Pleyel’s dedicatory Nocturne alla Field begins in wonderfully mysterious fashion, Clara Schumann pays obeisance to Chopin in her F major work and little known Edmond Weber gives us echt Chopin tracery in his Op 1. No fireworks from Alkan here, just attractive imitation, and one of the most beautiful of these works is Glinka’s – nearly six minutes of undiluted pleasure. Maria Szymanowská announces theatre in her A flat major Nocturne with its dramatically incisive rolled chords and Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski displays a simple and charming generosity in his contributions to the genre – there are five here and the F minor has an especial gravity, with its repetitively mobile left hand. Van Oort responds to these works with freshness and care. --- Jonathan Woolf, musicweb-international.com