Chopin’s Nocturne No. 7, in C-sharp minor, begins with a low, ashen sound: a prowling arpeggio in the left hand, consisting only of C-sharps and G-sharps. It’s a hollowed-out harmony, in limbo ...

Here are 19 titanic interpretations. My all-time favourite performances, by the late Artur Rubinstein, are almost unbearably poetic, mystical, and rarified, ravishing in tone, colour and shape.

Here are 19 titanic interpretations. My all-time favourite performances, by the late Artur Rubinstein, are almost unbearably poetic, mystical, and rarified, ravishing in tone, colour and shape.

Chopin Nocturnes Nos 1-19. Four Scherzos (Naxos) 'It’s controversial to say so, but such playing makes a mockery of present-day standards. All these performances prove that Rubinstein played the piano ...

The tensile strength of these recordings – the two concertos, the nocturnes, mazurkas, polonaises, scherzos and some shorter pieces – fully stands the test of time. See url.ie/57cs ...

Chopin was born 200 years ago on Monday, but it’s a tricky anniversary to celebrate. His oeuvre, almost exclusively for piano, offers little scope for repackaging.

Chopin's Nocturnes form a central collection in the romantic piano repertoire, and with good reason. But just how did the inspiration for such an epic set of piano pieces come about? Frederic Chopin's ...

Having explored Chopin’s Nocturnes in depth during lockdown, he made the recording in studio conditions at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. Everything about it feels fresh-minted.