The performance just reminds me of the lyrics to the lieder piece the lyrics of which begin with, oh lovely art. Like his south american predecessor, jorge bolet, nelson freire is having an indian summer and welldeserved recognition. Freire makes the counterpoint quite vivid, a concession to and affirmation of the harmonic labyrinths that will define late chopin. Nelson freire born october 18, 1944 is a brazilian classical pianist. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Nelson freire chopin concerto no 2 proms live 2010 youtube. Deccas warm, wellbalanced engineering perfectly suits freires interpretations, and the labels twoforone price may be enticement enough for some music lovers. Like bolet, hes always been admired but somewhat taken for granted.
Nelson freire pianist 19700422 19700425 tracks 124 composer. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. 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. Like much of chopins music, this nocturne is tinged with melancholy. Immediately following yundis set of the nocturnes comes nelson freire, two artists at the start and autumn of their careers. Intimacy, lyricism, and subtle textural diversity characterize nelson freires chopin nocturnes, as opposed to ashkenazys. It seems that nelson freire can effortlessly produce the most beguiling soft playing and this trait stands him in good stead for the chopin nocturnes. January 28, 1887 december 20, 1982 was a polish american classical pianist. Nelson freire plays 12 chopin etudes live 1980 youtube.
It was chopin who raised the form above the sentimentality of john fields essays, filling his nocturnes with poetry, reflective intimacy and depth. This was given as an encore at nelson freires recital at salle pleyel, paris on the 15th of november 2014. Freire began playing the piano when he was three years old, amazing everyone around him by replaying from memory pieces his elder sister had just performed. The 20 nocturnes are among chopin s most personal and intimate pieces, and freire treats them all with tender feeling and a melodic sensibility that. Nov 29, 20 nelson freire, piano frederic chopin nocturne n8 en re bemol majeur op. Testimony to his continuing success, lang lang recently appeared in the 2009 time. Heralded as the hottest artist on the classical music scene by the new york times, 28yearold lang lang has played sold out recitals and concerts in every major city in the world and is the first chinese pianist to be engaged by the berlin philharmonic, the vienna philharmonic and the top american orchestras. Complete nocturnes nelson goerner piano right from the first bars of the first piece, op. Theyre all beautifully sung, but occasionally they can sound a little bit soporific nocturnes they may be, but they contain some of chopin s darkest and most personal music, and freire doesnt. Nelson freire chopin nelson freire chopin the 24 preludes album 5 versions cbs, cbs. Even if you already own a nocturnes cycle, try to spend some quality time with freire. Jul 20, 2015 like his south american predecessor, jorge bolet, nelson freire is having an indian summer and welldeserved recognition. Compare yundis nocturnes to nelson freires equally beautiful yet infinitely more detailed and musically deeper interpretationsor listen to rubinstein, pires. Piano pieces by nelson freire on amazon music unlimited.
Nelson freire knows how to balance the required bravura with the noble sentimentalism these opuses presume. Aug 11, 2017 nelson freire born october 18, 1944 is a brazilian classical pianist. Nelson freire plays chopin nocturne in c sharp minor. Intimacy, lyricism, and subtle textural diversity characterize nelson freires chopin nocturnes, as opposed to ashkenazys stronger dynamic projection, arraus searching rhetoric, or moravecs darklylit corners. The most outwardly emotional displays, as in the nocturnes, op. This doubledisc package of the nocturnes is an excellent example of freires artistry, and the expressive lyricism and refined execution that are hallmarks of his playing are fully evident.
Nelson freire piano, gurzenich orchestra colognebringuier. The great nelson freire waited until 2015, at the venerable age of 71 years young, to fully dedicate a record to johann sebastian bach. I recently read a fascinating but credible observation that, of major. For freire the nocturnes are tirelessly experimental, an opalescent world of shifting moods and colours. 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.
The result is a set of pieces lovingly played and appreciated, with personally felt emotion. This cd contains chopins second piano concerto and a collection of short pieces. Angela hewitt has applied the same intense study to chopins nocturnes and impromptus as she does to any composers keyboard works. Pianists can perhaps get away with pulling them around too much when playing just one or two, but never when putting all 20 together and that is the test of complete recordings. Chopin the nocturnes freire 2 cds download buy now. Richard dawkins douglas adams stephen hawking brian greene kiwi music fall in love here but then go and buy the music. Jul 26, 2002 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. Having assumed that freire is worldwide recognized as an exquisite chopin interpreter, any other comment would drop superfluous letting the stage for a fullydeserved praise. Chopin the nocturnes freire 2 cds download achetez.
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. The posthumous e minor nocturne, too, which, as the sleevenotes usefully tell us, is a late rather than early work, emerges pained and drawn, reminding you of delacroixs celebrated portrait of chopin. He received international acclaim for his performances of the music written by a variety of composers and many regard him as the greatest chopin interpreter of his time. Theyre all beautifully sung, but occasionally they can sound a little bit soporific nocturnes they may be, but they contain some of chopins darkest and most personal music, and freire doesnt. But overall freire is at his finest in readings which are pensive and conciliatory.
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