Though not the most imaginative take on the 21 nocturnes, the French pianist captures Chopin’s music as it was conceived on a superb-sounding 1836 Pleyel Chopin composed 21 nocturnes, 18 of which were ...

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 between ...

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 ...

In Paris, far from his Polish homeland, Chopin gave his soul to the piano, creating for it music of unearthly beauty. Into the Nocturnes, he poured the greatest brightness of his genius. Chopin was ...

FORT WORTH — Every so often a concert feels particularly special, one you’re grateful to be experiencing. That’s how it was with pianist Piers Lane’s recital Saturday night at Texas Christian ...

There was something about the slower pace of life during pandemic-era lockdowns that invited me to explore the introspective and generally calming world of nocturnes. I enjoyed sight-reading through ...

One of two pieces in Chopin's Opus 48 collection, the Nocturne in C minor, No. 13, is seen as one of the composer's greatest emotional achievements. Mournful, stately, and beautiful - in just over six ...

Well not quite, but the museum dedicated to him soon will be. The National Frédéric Chopin Institute in Warsaw has undergone a makeover and is ready to welcome visitors to its latest exhibition. The ...

The Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition is one of the oldest and most prestigious music competitions in the world. It is also among the group of few monographic piano competitions ...

The Nashville International Chopin Piano Competition welcomed 40 pianists from ages 6-28 to Nashville, with musicians ...