Though not the most imaginative take on the 21 nocturnes, the French pianist captures Chopin’s music as it was conceived on a superb-sounding 1836 Pleyel Chopin composed 21 nocturnes, 18 of which were ...

One of two pieces in Chopin's Opus 48 collection, the Nocturne in C minor, No. 13, is seen as one of the composer's greatest emotional achievements. Mournful, stately, and beautiful - in just over six ...

On the third instalment of his Chopin series, Louis Lortie precedes what is a strikingly powerful account of the Third Sonata with a series of nocturnes and impromptus. He has taken particular care ...

In Paris, far from his Polish homeland, Chopin gave his soul to the piano, creating for it music of unearthly beauty. Into the Nocturnes, he poured the greatest brightness of his genius. Chopin was ...

Chopin’s Nocturne No. 7, in C-sharp minor, begins with a low, ashen sound: a prowling arpeggio in the left hand, consisting only of C-sharps and G-sharps. It’s a hollowed-out harmony, in limbo between ...

Nocturnes, Movements: No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48/1 Vesselin Stanev, Piano Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Nocturnes, Movements: No. 14 in F sharp minor, Op. 48/2 Vesselin ...

Film released to celebrate the pianist's 60th - plus, win a signed copy of his Nocturnes recording! Stephen Hough - pianist, composer, author and artist - turns 60 today. To celebrate the occasion, ...

FORT WORTH — Every so often a concert feels particularly special, one you’re grateful to be experiencing. That’s how it was with pianist Piers Lane’s recital Saturday night at Texas Christian ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Be clear about one thing: this is not just another recording of Chopin’s Nocturnes. The roll-call of pianists ...

Stephen Hough Chopin Nocturnes Hyperion (2 CDs), out October 29 Like a lot of us, I keep wondering how I could have frittered away all that time during lockdown. One who needn’t is our greatest living ...

Chopin's Nocturnes form a central collection in the romantic piano repertoire, and with good reason. But just how did the inspiration for such an epic set of piano pieces come about? Frederic Chopin's ...