Nelson freire chopin nocturnes books

He replayed from memory pieces his older sister, nelma, had just. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. They are generally considered among the finest short solo works for the instrument and hold an important place in contemporary concert repertoire. Chopin, chopin recorded by nelson freire recorded by. Intimacy, lyricism, and subtle textural diversity characterize nelson freire s chopin nocturnes, as opposed to ashkenazys stronger dynamic projection, arraus searching rhetoric, or moravecs darklylit corners. Nelson freire, piano alex ross, the new yorker s music critic since 1996, is the author of the rest is noise and listen to. Provided to youtube by universal music group paderewski. But chopin hasnt always swept away those before him. Nelson freire has delivered some of the most incredible renditions of the chopin works ive ever heard. His nocturnes are the finest chopin i have heard in well over 50 years of listening.

Jul 20, 2015 like his south american predecessor, jorge bolet, nelson freire is having an indian summer and welldeserved recognition. Radio days concerto broadcasts, 19681979 catalog record electronic resource available to celebrate nelson s 70th birthday 18th october, this special two cd collection presents concerto repertoire that is not currently in nelson s decca catalogue. View all records by nelson freire for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch format. Feb 06, 2017 in the third of three new landmark albums on the decca label, nelson freire marks his 70th birthday year with a stunning recording of chopin s lyrical and brilliant piano concerto no. Nelson freire, frederic chopin works for piano amazon. I learned several of these pieces and played the notes.

It seems that nelson freire can effortlessly produce the most beguiling soft playing and this trait stands him in good stead for the chopin nocturnes. In the accompanying notes he confesses to a special empathy for debussy and you. Chopin, nelson freire the nocturnes 2010, cd discogs. The nocturnes to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Nelson freire plays 12 chopin etudes live 1980 youtube. Interesting and at points very pleasant in a tonal sense but for me its hard to call this good music. In celebration of chopin year 2010 being the 200th birthday of the sui generis polish genius nelson freire, a chopin interpreter of unique discernment, records the beloved nocturnes 120. Nelson freire plays debussy by nelson freire 28947811114.

Buy nelson freires album titled nelson freire plays debussy to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. I recently read a fascinating but credible observation that, of major. Freire here gives a reserved reading full of depth and with no theatrical displays of chopins nocturnes, berceuse, prelude op. The chopin nocturnes consist of 21 pieces for solo piano written by frederic chopin between 1827 and 1846. Nelson freire plays barcarolle opus 60 frederic chopin duration. The nocturnes by chopin recorded by nelson freire recorded bybuy.

Nelson freire is a pianist that has an unusually sublime touch when it comes to perfoming chopin. Audio recording, chopin, frederic library of congress. Spanning much of his creative life, chopins nocturnes add up to one of the most important parts of his work. Only one of them, however, qualifies as transcendental. Freire makes the counterpoint quite vivid, a concession to and affirmation of the harmonic labyrinths that will define late chopin. Apr 29, 2010 i just thought chopin was too girlie but not any more. Nelson freire is an acknowledged master of the keyboard. Chopin the nocturnes freire 2 cds download buy now. His recordings for decca have won numerous awards, including a gramophone award, diapason dor. Primarily because it sounds like imprecise rhythmic note values from midi data had been used to make this and it was written to be played by an actual well trained piano playing musician whom if suitable enough would have been professional enough not to play the note rhythms incorrectly.

Nocturnes freire by jed distler on december 26, 2010 in. 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. Ivan moravec treats each precious jewel as if it were chopin s final statement to the world, or the last piece of music ever to be played. When work gets too hectic for comfort, i pop it into my drive and try to relax. In recent weeks there have been new releases from nikolai lugansky, stephen hough, nelson freire, yundi. The pianists approach has mellowed and refined since he first recorded a selection of these works in the early 1970s for telefunken.

Nocturnes by nelson freire, frederic chopin from amazons classical music store. There is an elegance in this recording that has truly caught me. Nelson freire, the legendary brazilian pianist and longtime musical partner of martha argerich, turns to debussy. The pianist nelson freire offered villalobos, as well as chopin and granados, in a concert for lincoln centers great performers series on wednesday. Chopin, nelson freire the nocturnes releases discogs. Nelson freire playing chopin s second piano concerto at the london proms followed by an exquisite encore. 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 this set of the nocturnes, his third allchopin disc, maintains the same high standard. Nelson freire does such a satisfying interpretation of the nocturnes in this recording. This cd contains chopins second piano concerto and a collection of short pieces.

Nelson freire, playing villalobos at alice tully hall. Ivan hewett describes how he belatedly woke up to the tender poet of the piano. Like bolet, hes always been admired but somewhat taken for granted. The nocturnes nelson freire on allmusic 2010 as one of the foremost interpreters of the piano. Theyre all beautifully sung, but occasionally they can sound a little bit soporific nocturnes they may be, but they contain some of chopins darkest and most personal music, and freire doesnt explore that to the full, sometimes sounding a bit too comfortable. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. 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. Piano pieces by nelson freire on amazon music unlimited. Mar 04, 2010 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 this set of the nocturnes. In celebration of chopin year2010 being the 200th birthday of the sui generis polish genius nelson freire, a chopin interpreter of unique discernment, records the beloved nocturnes. They are also among the most misunderstood music in his output, perhaps because the genre tends, wrongly, to evoke the idea of saccharine, moonlit miniature tone paintings. Freires chopin is exuberant, plenty of dramatic intensity. Nelson freire is at the pinnacle of his form for this thoughtfully programmed, beautifully engineered allliszt recital, from the. I am a sucker for chopin and this cd is very lovely and soothing.