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Track(s) taken from CDA67806

Nocturne No 2 in B minor

composer
1901

Danny Driver (piano)
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Recording details: March 2010
Henry Wood Hall, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Andrew Keener
Engineered by Simon Eadon
Release date: February 2011
Total duration: 7 minutes 2 seconds

Cover artwork: Rainbow (1900-05). Arkhip Kuindzhi (1842-1910)
 

Reviews

‘Danny Driver continues his Hyperion exploration of the piano repertoire with delightful interpretations of Mily Balakirev. In particular, the piano sonata in B flat minor is a terrific, big-hearted piece, unlike anything else from its period, and its neglect in the concert hall is surely due a reappraisal … impressive playing throughout ensures that your finger won't stray far from the replay button’ (The Observer)

‘In the case of the Sonata, motifs of folk song add a distinctive tang to a work of unorthodox construction but fascinating originality. Bravo to Hyperion for championing this music and to Driver for playing it with such sensitivity, polish and élan’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘The three releases by the young British pianist Danny Driver have met with considerable acclaim. It's wonderful to see a talent such as this continuing to address the more obsure pianistic byways, and here Driver has assembled a fabulous array of works from Balakirev's very varied keyboard output … as ever, Hyperion provides recording quality and programme notes which are first class in every way’ (International Record Review)

‘Danny Driver's recordings of York Bowen for Hyperion have enjoyed critical success; here he shows himself a sterling interpreter of Russian repertoire … Driver is most attentive to the musics nuances. The Mazurka second movement is another of contrasts and he captures the dance element perfectly, revelling in sometimes extreme ornamentation … the recording is first class, with great presence’ (International Piano)

‘Young British pianist, Danny Driver, produces all the technical fireworks needed’ (Yorkshire Post)
The Nocturne No 2 in B minor (1901) emulates the grander Chopin nocturnes, especially in it its contrasting ‘prayerful’ section, whose arpeggiated chords recall those of Chopin’s C minor Nocturne Op 48 No 1. This section carries further markings such as quasi fiati (woodwind) and quasi organo, before it develops into ever more luxuriant decorations.

from notes by David Fanning © 2011

Le Nocturne no 2 en si mineur (1901) démarque les nocturnes chopiniens, plus grandioses, surtout dans sa section contrastive «orante», dont les accords arpégés rappellent ceux du Nocturne en ut mineur op. 48 no 1 de Chopin. Cette section est, par ailleurs, marquée quasi fiati (instruments à vent en bois) et quasi organo, avant de se développer en fioritures toujours plus luxuriantes.

extrait des notes rédigées par David Fanning © 2011
Français: Hypérion

Die Nocturne Nr. 2 in h-Moll (1901) orientiert sich an den größeren Nocturnes von Chopin vor allem in ihrem kontrastierenden „Gebetsteil“, dessen Arpeggienakkorde an diejenigen in Chopins Nocturne in c-Moll op. 48 Nr. 1 erinnern. Dieser Abschnitt hat weitere Vortragsbezeichnungen wie quasi fiati (Holzbläser) und quasi organo, bevor er zu luxuriöseren Verzierungen übergeht.

aus dem Begleittext von David Fanning © 2011
Deutsch: Henning Weber

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