This recording uses 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which offers a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Chopin was never content to compose the same piece twice, constantly developing new modes of transition and ways to hold the audience's attention.
Performer Biography
Imogen Cooper was appointed CBE in the Queen's New Year Honours List in 2007 and received the Instrumentalist Award of the Royal Philharmonic Society in 2008.
Composer Biography
Fryderyk Chopin arrived in Paris in the autumn of 1831 and it remained his home for the rest of his life.
Interpretation
Pianist Imogen Cooper emphasizes the need to rethink Chopin's music in adult years, questioning structure, emotional effects, rubato, and sound balance.
Performer Biography
Imogen Cooper, the pianist on this recording, is recognized worldwide for her virtuosity and poetic poise, and has performed with major orchestras globally.
Compositional Technique
Chopin's Nocturnes, a genre he much admired, show an extraordinary increase in complexity over time, not in the number of notes, but in their disposition.
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