The chopin recordings of argentine pianist nelson goerner, released under the auspices of the fryderyk chopin institute in warsaw, have been justly hailed as major and valuable revisions to the chopin performance tradition. Two works monumental in character, full of musical invention, emotional depth and immense technical challenges. After listening to some of nelson goerner s performances of chopin s works e. Nelson goerner chopin nocturnes 2017 official digital.
Sophisticated colourist and cerebral virtuoso though he is, nelson goerner nevertheless brings out the moments of weakness, the hesitations, the lightning passions in the labyrinth of chopin, wrote diapason on the release of the preludes. Details of nelson goerner s complete discography can be found here. A profile of nelson goerner piano and details of their recordings available to browse and buy. Some might wish for more open, dramatic or brilliant preludes, and from cycles in the past decade, many can fit the bill from the solid fliter already mentioned to the brilliant dong hyek lim, the spontaneous nelson goerner to the fullhearted and romantic lugansky and tharaud. After debussy and schumann, nelson goerner comes back to the composer who revealed him to the great audience of recorded music. Sophisticated colourist and cerebral virtuoso though he is, nelson goerner nevertheless brings out the moments of weakness, the hesitations, the lightning passions in the labyrinth of chopin. Cd series featuring a specific venue are rarer than those issued by ensembles but in one way more promising. These twentyone miniatures accompanied chopin over a good part of his life, for he composed them between 1827 and 1848. Nelson goerner, piano, plays rachamninoff vdegallo. As a complement, nelson goerner opts for the barcarolle op. Meet the artistnelson goerner, pianist the crosseyed. Whether youre a longtime lover of chopin s piano music or just a general listener curious about whats up, this program of chopin ballades and nocturnes from goerner makes. Nelson s album of chopin s 24 preludes was recorded live in concert in poland.
Nelson goerner, pianist free listening on soundcloud. Nelson goerner releases two major new albums this autumn featuring substantial bodies of work, including the towering and rarely recorded variations and fugue op. Majestic in chopin, unquestionable in debussy, the argentinian pianist nelson goerner is one of those discreet artists whose career is immense. Chopin s preludes constitute a neat riposte to js bachs 48 preludes and fugues through the perfect arc which they describe following a plan of descending thirds, each major prelude is followed by one in its relative minor. Chopin, nelson goerner, mariusz kwiecien, franz bruggen, dang thai son, nikolai demidenko, tatiana shebanova. Chopin had a precocious talent so extraordinary that he seems almost like what botanists call a sport. Stream nelson goerner a chopin recital by nelson goerner and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with. Nelson goerner was born in san pedro, argentina, in 1969. Clarity of form and colour, the piano as a narrator and balladsinger. Nelson goerner s disc of the chopin preludes is released this friday on alpha. The grand finale of the 17th international chopin competition takes place in warsaw from 1820 october. Born in san pedro, argentina, in 1969, nelson goerner has established himself as one of the foremost pianists of his. David dawson, jeremy siepmann, nelson goerner, ronald brautigam, orchestra of the eighteenth century, kevin kenner, janusz olejniczak.
Goerner s chopin was special right from the start of his career, but it has matured into something remarkable now read more. Prelude, op 28 no 24 rachmaninov prelude, op 32 no 5. Nelson s fifth solo release on the alpha classics label is a complete recording of the nocturnes, a highpoint of chopinesque poetry. Consider this chopin recital by argentineborn pianist nelson goerner, emerging as one of europes top chopin. These are the words of the argentinean pianist nelson goerner, whose chopin playing has prompted gramophone to describe him as a player of exalted poetic verve, and whose concert at wigmore hall in october 2009 was one of a series he gave around the world to celebrate the composers bicentenary in. As a knockon effect of covid19 airfreight prices around the world have soared. After studying in argentina with jorge garrubba, juan carlos arabian and carmen scalcione, he was awarded first prize in the franz liszt competition in buenos aires in 1986. Chopin, nelson goerner, mariusz kwiecien, franz bruggen, dang. Nelson goerner a enregistre chopin, beethoven, brahms, debussy, schumann, faure et franck, principalement pour alpha classics. Nelson goerner period piano th international music festival chopin and his europe from italy to. Reluctantly, we have had to pass on some of this increase in our standard airmail prices. Nelson goerner has his own way of interpreting chopin, and he shows it here in a varied recital programme ranging from major works like the famous b minor sonata through the nocturnes to the f minor ballade. Andante spianato and grande polonaise brillante, op 22.
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