Louis Lortie Plays Chopin, Vol. 4: Waltzes & Nocturnes
4/28/2017, 24 Tracks, 1:23:20
Featuring
Louis Lortie
Frédéric Chopin
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Chopin's nocturnes deepened the genre established by John Field and were perceived by his contemporaries as 'songs without words'.
Composition History
Some of Chopin's waltzes were withheld from publication and presented as gifts, intended for the private sphere rather than the public.
Composition History
The Waltz in A minor, B 150, and the Nocturne in C minor, Op. post., are now believed by musicologist Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger to be the work of a Chopin student.
Performer Biography
Louis Lortie, the French-Canadian pianist, has received critical acclaim for exploring a broad repertoire rather than specializing in a particular style.
Compositional Technique
In the Waltz in A flat major, Op. 42, Chopin evokes a duple meter within a genre defined by triple meter, and its middle section features four different melodies.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Chopin's published waltzes balance vivacity with contemplative sections, a pattern set by the Waltz in E flat major, Op. 18.
Composer Biography
Chopin initially viewed waltzes pragmatically, seeing them as a means to a social end, like accompanying dances.
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