Rating: 5/5
Review:
Lovely music, very well played
I think this is an excellent disc. I review it with a little trepidation because
it's not my normal repertoire, but I do think it's lovely music, very well
played.
John Field was an Irish composer who is best known for inventing
the Nocturne. He was a fine composer and
pianist whose work influenced Chopin, Brahms and others, so it's good to see
him getting more recognition and this is a fine collection of all his
Nocturnes. They are very beautiful
pieces – in my view often the equal of those by Chopin – with real emotional
depth, genuine invention and above all a serene loveliness throughout.
Elizabeth Joy Roe plays them very well to my ears. She brings out all their fine qualities and
invests them with real beauty without ever slipping into sentimentality making
this a pleasure to listen to. I'm not
sure I want to hear a whole CD of Nocturnes together that often, but
individually or just a few at a time they are really, really good, I think.
I was surprised by how much I liked this disc, and I can
recommend it very warmly.
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