Spanning much of his creative life, chopins nocturnes add up to one of the most important parts of his work. This is one of the most if not the most important features to the nocturne as a whole. I recently read a fascinating but credible observation that, of major. The first book i got is wearing out so much, i decided to get a second one. The nocturnes nelson freire with freire, nelson on cd. Intimacy, lyricism, and subtle textural diversity characterize nelson freires chopin nocturnes, as opposed to ashkenazys stronger dynamic projection, arraus searching rhetoric, or moravecs darklylit corners. Nelson freire chopin the nocturnes 2010, cd discogs.
Nocturnes complete by nelson goerner, chopin, none from amazons. His recordings for decca have won numerous awards, including a gramophone award, diapason dor. He has been an exclusive decca artist since 2001, his releases including major works by beethoven, chopin, schumann, debussy, liszt, as well as the two brahms concertos with the gewandhaus orchestra under riccardo chailly. Frederic chopin nocturnes complete heitor villalobos piano works nelson freire 3cd fuga musiikki oy frederic chopin nocturnes complete heitor villalobos piano works nelson freire 3cd fuga musiikki. Now in his mid 60s, freires recordings for decca over the last decade of brahms, schumann, beethoven, debussy and chopin have been wonderfully consistent, and. The season is proud to welcome back one of the most internationally renowned and innovative musical ensembles, this time together with one of the worlds most acclaimed concert pianists. Sold out concerts will not be a problem, we always have terrific seats.
For his first public recital, at the age of four, freire chose mozarts sonata in a major, k. Nelson freire has delivered some of the most incredible renditions of the chopin works ive ever heard. The nocturnes by fryderyk franciszek chopin, nelson freire from amazons classical music store. Freire here gives a reserved reading full of depth and with no theatrical displays of chopins nocturnes, berceuse, prelude op. Like his south american predecessor, jorge bolet, nelson freire is having an indian summer and welldeserved recognition. Chopin, chopin recorded by nelson freire recorded by. Recently signed to the warner classics label, he offers nocturnes by chopin, a composer he has rarely played or recorded in the past. Nelson freire does such a satisfying interpretation of the nocturnes in this recording. Chopins nocturnes carry many similarities with those of field while at the same time retaining a distinct, unique sound of their own. Nelson freire is a pianist that has an unusually sublime touch when it comes to perfoming chopin.
The brazilian maestro plays with impressive speed and technical fluency, amazing tonal depth and clarity, beautiful tone. That being said they belong to chopins masterpieces and i prefer nelson freires interpretation. The nocturnes to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Freires chopin is exuberant, plenty of dramatic intensity. The chopin bicentenary year of 2010 saw two new releases by freire.
Of course, what is a great thing in terms of size and cost is not so great for those of us who cherish the nocturnes. Nelson freire, frederic chopin works for piano amazon. By the 1970s, freire was a successful recording artist who would draw particular critical acclaim for his chopin. I learned several of these pieces and played the notes. This doubledisc package of the nocturnes is an excellent example of freires artistry, and the expressive lyricism and refined execution that are hallmarks of his playing are fully evident. This cd contains chopins second piano concerto and a collection of short pieces. Nelson freire has recorded for sonycbs, teldec, dgg, ipam, and london labels. When work gets too hectic for comfort, i pop it into my drive and try to relax. Like bolet, hes always been admired but somewhat taken for granted. Freire began playing the piano when he was three years old, amazing everyone around him by replaying from memory pieces his elder sister had just performed. Concert dates for nelson freire is available for viewing on this page. Now, nelson freire performing on disc complete nocturnes.
Freires soft and natural touch looks perfectly suitable to chopins tendency towards confession and introspection, features unfolded especially in his nocturnes. Interesting and at points very pleasant in a tonal sense but for me its hard to call this good music. City of birmingham symphony orchestra with nelson freire. Nelson freire born october 18, 1944 is a brazilian classical pianist.
Piano works nelson freire with freire, nelson on cd. Nelson freire celebrates his 70th year in impeccable style, writes stephen pritchard. Primarily because it sounds like imprecise rhythmic note values from midi data had been used to make this and it was written to. Frederic chopin the best nocturnes in 432 hz tuning great for.
In celebration of chopin year2010 being the 200th birthday of the sui generis polish geniusnelson freire, a chopin interpreter of unique discernment, records the beloved nocturnes. His 2017 recording of 17 brahms pieces, titled simply brahms, went to number 18 on billboards classical albums chart. Moravec bevindt zich te midden van een illuster gezelschap waarin ook claudio arrau, samson francois, maria joao pires, brigitte engerer, daniel barenboim, nelson goerner, nelson freire, adam harasiewicz en amir katz figureren. The nocturnes are extremely poetic but do not represent a musical unit, which forces the listener to pick and choose. Nelson freire concert schedule has finally been reported. Tickets for the future nelson freire concert are now available. I would wish chopin had written several hundred of them. He replayed from memory pieces his older sister, nelma, had just performed. Nocturnes complete by nelson goerner, chopin, none. His teachers in brazil were nise obino and lucia branco, who had studied with a pupil of liszt.
Soon he turned to piano duo repertory, often appearing and recording with martha argerich. Here we have him performing chopins piano sonata no. Or the manufacturer of one of the millions of products that we sell. His teachers in brazil were nise obino and lucia branco, former students of a pupil of liszt. The book came just slightly bent, but not disastrous. Nelson freire the complete columbia album collection various composers by nelson freire download and listen to the album.
There is an elegance in this recording that has truly caught me. I am a sucker for chopin and this cd is very lovely and soothing. One aspect of the nocturne that chopin continued from field is the use of a songlike melody in the right hand. Nelson freire born october 18, 1944 is a brazilian classical pianist freire began playing the piano at age 3. He will publish his third book, wagnerism, in september. Nelson freire, piano alex ross, the new yorker s music critic since 1996, is the author of the rest is noise and listen to. I am not a music critic nor a musician beyond the fact i took piano lessons for 9 years.
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