The ONE Chopin Nocturnes Cycle to Rule Them All!

[George]

I think Bogey's account has been hacked! Yeah, that's the ticket...

[Bogey]

I think Bogey's account has been hacked! Yeah, that's the ticket...

Just wait until this board discovers that you and I are the same person, Dave....and we....errr....I have George on a retainer to post under our pseudonyms.

[Mandryka]

Arrau is too fussy in this music for me to even consider him. As I've said previously I don't like Chopin with an overdose of rubato and that describes the Arrau (and others).

Did Agustin Anievas record many nocturnes? I can see three early ones on spotify but none of the great ones. Another one which comes to mind is Arthur Moreira-Lima. But again, I don't know of he recorded nocturnes.

[Ken B]

A few surprises for me. It is lopsided for the top two. No Ohlsson love? No-one for Pollini? So few mentions of Vasary.

[aquablob]

A few surprises for me. It is lopsided for the top two. No Ohlsson love? No-one for Pollini? So few mentions of Vasary.

I quite like both Ohlsson and Pollini, but Moravec and Arrau are my faves.

[SonicMan46]

I quite like both Ohlsson and Pollini, but Moravec and Arrau are my faves.

Thanks for mentioning Ohlsson - I have the box below and enjoy the overall performance of these works - Dave

[Ken B]

Thanks for mentioning Ohlsson - I have the box below and enjoy the overall performance of these works - Dave

Me too, an outstanding set.

[Geo Dude]

If only that recording was available these days at a price affordable to a mere mortal....

It turns out that the file sharing community has made this Boegner recording available to mere mortals, and it is a beauty!

[Peregrine]

Maria Tipo.

Yes. An essential set.

[SonicMan46]

Me too, an outstanding set.

Hi Ken - still working through that Ohlsson box - consistently excellent and a good one-stop shopping choice, IMO - Dave

[Florestan]

Off the beaten path, my current favorites are Maria Tipo, Brigitte Engerer and Thierry de Brunhoff. Tamas Vasary and Sergio Fiorentino are also excellent.

Has anyone listened to Moura Lympany´s cycle? Pretty interesting, too.

[Mandryka]

. . . Thierry de Brunhoff . . .

If you could (and I know this is asking a lot) can you say a bit about why? I only know his Schumann, it isn't a favourite, maybe I should listen more attentively.

[Florestan]

If you could (and I know this is asking a lot) can you say a bit about why? I only know his Schumann, it isn't a favourite, maybe I should listen more attentively.

Asking a lot? Do you think I´m not capable of explaining why I like something? 

This is one of the most pure versions I´ve ever heard. Not the slightest trace of affectation or artificiality; no flashy effects, no excessive rubato (actually, barely any); total sincerity, modesty and commitment to the music. One can imagine Chopin himself, alone, late at night in his room, playing like that. The Poet Speaks, apropos Schumann.

Last but not least, there is the heavenly sound of the Bechstein piano he plays.

I can let you have it if you want, just PM me and I´ll upload it online.

I will have to check his Schumann.

[Mandryka]

Asking a lot? Do you think I´m not capable of explaining why I like something? 

This is one of the most pure versions I´ve ever heard. Not the slightest trace of affectation or artificiality; no flashy effects, no excessive rubato (actually, barely any); total sincerity, modesty and commitment to the music. One can imagine Chopin himself, alone, late at night in his room, playing like that. The Poet Speaks, apropos Schumann.

Last but not least, there is the heavenly sound of the Bechstein piano he plays.

I can let you have it if you want, just PM me and I´ll upload it online.

I will have to check his Schumann.

Yes I can imagine this is true, it's true of his preludes which I heard on youtube.

One thing you may like - this is a wild card - is Pletnev's very first Mozart sonata recording, not the DG one but the one he made for Melodyia.

I'll PM , we can exchange Schumann and Mozart for Chopin.