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 ...

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 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 ...

McCawley, an English pianist with a rising profile, offers a self-effacing introduction to Chopin, showing reliable taste but not much temperament. He is best in the Three Ecossaises Op.72 and the ...

There was something about the slower pace of life during pandemic-era lockdowns that invited me to explore the introspective and generally calming world of nocturnes. I enjoyed sight-reading through ...

It seems counterintuitive to hold a solo piano recital in an orchestra hall. There’s something distinctly imbalanced in having the more than 1,000 patrons in attendance at Symphony Center’s Orchestra ...

The Bicentennial Chopin Classical Music Concert filled Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, Central Jakarta, with the sounds of Frédéric Chopin — one of music’s greatest tone poets — on Wednesday night. Held by ...