Paris, 1832. The man who invented the nocturne and the pianist who would take it to its zenith are both in the Mecca of European music. John Field gives concerts with his lyrical compositions for the piano, and Fryderyk Chopin is in the audience. Their musical visions and playing techniques differ, but their paths cross in nocturnes that walk the line between intimate salon music and high art. At the marvellous touch of Florent Albrecht, virtuoso discoveries by the two gentlemen, delicate aural delights by Mikhail Glinka and brilliant scores by Maria Szymanowska – the missing link between Field and Chopin – chart the wonder years of the nocturne.
Program
F. Chopin: Nocturnes, opus 9, no. 1, 2, 3 | Nocturne in E minor, posth. opus 72, no. 1 | Nocturnes by J. Rameau, M. Glinka and M. Szymanowska
Performers
Florent Albrecht, piano (Erard 1836, Pleyel 1843)
