Chopin: Nocturnes

Nelson Goerner (piano)

Sereniteit, evenwicht, expressie, helderheid - het zijn woorden die steeds weer opduiken in recensies van opnames en concerten van de Argentijnse pianist Nelson Goerner. Nu brengt hij zijn vijfde solo album uit op ALPHA CLASSICS. Op het programma staan de Nocturnes van Chopin, die tot de hoogtepunten van zijn oeuvre behoren en herhaaldelijk worden omschreven als het "bel canto van de piano". Geweldig Chopin spel, sprankelend, licht en toch krachtig.!

Chopin - Nocturnes Nos. 1-21:
 No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1
 No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2
 No. 3 in B major, Op. 9 No. 3
 No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1
 No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2
 No. 6 in G minor, Op. 15 No. 3
 No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1
 No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2
 No. 9 in B major, Op. 32 No. 1
 No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 32 No. 2
 No. 11 in G minor, Op. 37 No. 1
 No. 12 in G major, Op. 37 No. 2
 No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1
 No. 14 in F sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 2
 No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1
 No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2
 No. 17 in B major, Op. 62 No. 1
 No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1
 No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post.
 No. 21 in C minor, BI 108

"Certainly, the impression left by this complete set is one of close personal engagement and a freedom that comes with long association with this music. He’s beautifully recorded too…allowing a haloed sound but plenty of detail in it."
Gramophone Magazine - December 2017

"Right from the first bars of the first piece, Op. 9 No. 1, it’s clear that each note has been thought about – and each note’s place in the bigger musical picture…Goerner’s Chopin was special right from the start of his career, but it has matured into something remarkable now…Chopin’s soul seems to be revealed in these warmly recorded performances."
BBC Music Magazine - January 2018 *****

"Goerner’s way is intelligent and loving: intelligent in the clear acknowledgement of the composer’s debt to Bellini in the vocal qualities of the melodies; loving in the shaping of the pieces themselves."
International Piano - January 2018 ****