Chopin, nelson freire the nocturnes 2010, cd discogs. Here we have him performing chopin s piano sonata no. Rather than attacking one genre, or one group, he prefers to offer up a cleverly conceived panorama of great original compositions, as well as transcriptions for piano based on his pieces for organ and vocal works. Nelson freire is not commonly placed in the top echelon of contemporary pianists, and his inclusion in the philips great pianists of the 20th century series a few years ago raised eyebrows. He replayed from memory pieces his older sister, nelma, had just. He replayed from memory pieces his older sister, nelma, had just performed. A delightful collection of personal piano favourites the new record encores will be released on his birthday, 18th october 2019 30 tracks ranging from purcell to rachmaninov. Chopin the nocturnes freire 2 cds download buy now. Nelson freire is one of the worlds truly great pianists, a musicians musician through and through. Nelson freire s ravishing tour around the early 20thcentury piano music of his native brazil inevitably centres on villalobos. He basically keeps up with his younger self in the op 5 sonata in the fast passages, and adds a small bit of breadth to the slower playing. His nocturnes are the finest chopin i have heard in well over 50 years of listening. Nelson freire is a celebrated brazilian pianist who is widely admired for his interpretations of chopin.
Flow is the watchword of nelson freires new chopin recital. The nocturnes by fryderyk franciszek chopin, nelson freire from amazons classical music store. Nelson freire playing chopin s second piano concerto at the london proms followed by an exquisite encore. In celebration of chopin year2010 being the 200th birthday of the sui generis polish genius nelson freire, a chopin interpreter of unique discernment, records the beloved nocturnes. Chopin, nelson freire the nocturnes releases discogs. Nelson freire has long been seen as a connoisseurs pianist, but a series of superb recordings have raised his profile to the extent that he is now thought of as one of todays universally recognised great musicians.
Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Nelson freire is an acknowledged master of the keyboard. His communion is unfailingly with the musicwhat set this. For his first public recital, at the age of four, freire chose mozarts. His teachers in brazil were nise obino and lucia branco, who had studied with a.
Stojowski paderewski godowsky grieg rubinstein rachmaninoff scriabin shostakovich granados nelson freire usa. The great nelson freire waited until 2015, at the venerable age of 71 years young, to fully dedicate a record to johann sebastian bach. As one of the foremost interpreters of the piano music of frederic chopin, nelson freire has a rather small number of alldigital recordings of this oeuvre on cd, most of them recorded for decca since 2005. The perfect repertoire at the perfect moment in his career.
It dictates swift tempos in the sonata taken not for the sake of displaying mere prestidigitation but in. Nelson freire has recorded for sonycbs, teldec, deutsche grammophon, ipam, and london labels. The classical guide to chopin 2010 nelson freire the complete columbia album collection 2014 encores 2019. Nelson freire the complete columbia album collection. Nelson freire made his recording debut with the brahms f minor sonata in 1967. Nelson freire encores 2019 official digital download. From the grand hall of the moscow conservatory, here is brazilian pianist nelson freire performing brahms piano concerto no. But it also unearths a range of much less familiar miniatures, which freire characterises and colours immaculately, never searching for emotional depths that arent there, nor attempting to find profundity in music that is mostly intended just for enjoyment. This doubledisc package of the nocturnes is an excellent example of freire s artistry, and the expressive lyricism and refined execution that are hallmarks of his playing are fully evident. Nelson freire chopin concerto no 2 proms live 2010 youtube. Nelson freire is a pianist that has an unusually sublime touch when it comes to perfoming chopin. Nelson freire born october 18, 1944 is a brazilian classical pianist freire began playing the piano at age three. The veteran brazilian virtuoso nelson freire crowns his 70th birthday year with the latest in three new releases from decca, a chopin collection.
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