Nocturnes

Album by John Field & Bart van Oort

Nocturnes are a set of solo piano pieces by Irish composer John Field, composed in the early 19th century (c. 1812–1830). They pioneered the piano nocturne genre, characterised by singing, cantabile right-hand melodies over sustained or arpeggiated left-hand accompaniment and an intimate, contemplative nocturnal mood that helped shape later Romantic piano writing.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Nocturne in E-flat major, H 24
    3:54
  2. 2.
    Nocturne in C minor, H 25
    3:37
  3. 3.
    Nocturne in A-flat major, H 36
    4:12
  4. 4.
    Nocturne in A major, H 36
    5:54
  5. 5.
    Nocturne in B-flat major, H 37
    3:18
  6. 6.
    Nocturne in F major, H 40
    4:42
  7. 7.
    Nocturne in C major, H 45
    5:02
  8. 8.
    Nocturne in A major, H 14e
    4:25
  9. 9.
    Nocturne in E-flat major, H 30
    3:37
  10. 10.
    Nocturne in E minor, H 46b
    2:41
  11. 11.
    Nocturne in E-flat major, H 56a
    5:14
  12. 12.
    Nocturne in G major, H 58d
    2:23
  13. 13.
    Nocturne in D minor, H 59
    3:02
  14. 14.
    Nocturne in F major, H 62a
    4:37
  15. 15.
    Nocturne in E major, H 54f
    9:54

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