The Nocturnes

Album by Fryderyk Chopin & Nelson Freire

The Nocturnes are a set of 21 solo piano pieces by Frédéric Chopin, composed between 1827 and 1846. They exemplify the Romantic nocturne with singing, cantabile melodies over arpeggiated accompaniments, rich chromatic harmonies and expressive tempo flexibility, and they chart Chopin's development as a composer of piano miniatures that became central to his output and to 19th-century piano repertoire.
First released: 1st March 2010

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Nocturne no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 9 no. 1: Larghetto
    5:34
  2. 2.
    Nocturne no. 11 in G minor, op. 37 no. 1: Andante sostenuto
    6:21
  3. 3.
    Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
    4:19
  4. 4.
    Nocturne no. 12 in G major, op. 37 no. 2: Andantino
    5:57
  5. 5.
    Nocturne no. 3 in B major, op. 9 no. 3: Allegretto
    5:44
  6. 6.
    Nocturne no. 13 in C minor, op. 48 no. 1: Lento
    5:23
  7. 7.
    Nocturne no. 4 in F major, op. 15 no. 1: Andante cantabile
    4:09
  8. 8.
    Nocturne no. 14 in F-sharp minor, op. 48 no. 2: Andantino
    6:46
  9. 9.
    Nocturne no. 15 in F minor, op. 55 no. 1: Andante
    4:42
  10. 10.
    Nocturne no. 5 in F-sharp major, op. 15 no. 2: Larghetto
    3:58
  11. 11.
    Nocturne no. 16 in E-flat major, op. 55 no. 2: Lento sostenuto
    4:27
  12. 12.
    Nocturne no. 6 in G minor, op. 15 no. 3: Lento
    5:10
  13. 13.
    Nocturne no. 17 in B major, op. 62 no. 1: Andante
    6:17
  14. 14.
    Nocturne no. 7 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 1: Larghetto
    5:22
  15. 15.
    Nocturne no. 8 in D-flat major, op. 27 no. 2: Lento sostenuto
    5:17
  16. 16.
    Nocturne no. 18 in E major, op. 62 no. 2: Lento
    5:36
  17. 17.
    Nocturne no. 9 in B major, op. 32 no. 1: Andante sostenuto
    4:14
  18. 18.
    Nocturne no. 19 in E minor, op. post. 72 no. 1: Andante
    4:35
  19. 19.
    Nocturne no. 10 in A-flat major, op. 32 no. 2: Lento
    4:45
  20. 20.
    Nocturne no. 20 in C-sharp minor, KK IVa/16: Lento con gran espressione
    3:34

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