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Chopin & His Contemporaries / Bart van Oort, piano

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: John Field: Nocturne no 1, for piano in E flat major, H. 24; Nocturne no 2, for piano in C minor, H. 25; Nocturne no 3, for piano in A flat major, H. 26; Nocturne no 4, for piano in A major, H. 36; N...
Performers: Groot, Cor De; Hoogland, Stanley; Mastroprimiano, Costantino; Oldenburg, Fred; Oort, Bart van; Vermeulen, Jan

This 6CD set charts not only the development of the Nocturne as a musical form, but also the development of the piano from the closing...continue...

Brilliant Classics Piano Library: Alkan

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Charles-Valentin Alkan: Nocturne for Piano no 1, Op. 22; Esquisses; Le festin d'Esope, variations for piano in E minor (Études dans tous les tons mineurs no 12), Op. 3; Preludes (25) for Piano, ...
Performers: Hoogland, Stanley; Weiss, Alan

Charles Valentin Morhange who adopted the surname Alkan, is surely one of the most eccentric figures in 19th century classical music. His music presents huge...continue...