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Track(s) taken from CDS44601/4

Nocturne No 1 in E flat minor, Op 33 No 1

composer
circa 1875; published in 1883

Kathryn Stott (piano)
Recording details: September 1994
St George's, Brandon Hill, United Kingdom
Produced by Andrew Keener
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: April 1995
Total duration: 7 minutes 25 seconds

Cover artwork: Landscape near Menton (1883). Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
 

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Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
The overcast atmostphere of the first nocturne, in E flat minor, recalls Chopin’s E minor prelude, with its pulsing accompaniment and descending chromatic harmonies. The middle section alternates rumbling bass and chorale-like theme with a contrasting high-set idea, played by crossed hands.

from notes by Jessica Duchen © 2023

Le langage sombre du premier nocturne, en mi bémol mineur, rappelle le prélude en mi mineur de Chopin, avec son accompagnement pulsé et ses harmonies chromatiques descendantes. La section centrale alterne un thème grondant dans le grave à la manière d’un choral avec une idée contrastée dans l’aigu, en croisements de mains.

extrait des notes rédigées par Jessica Duchen © 2023
Français: Marie-Stella Pâris

Der verhangene Tonfall des ersten Nocturne in es-Moll erinnert mit seiner pulsierenden Begleitung und den chromatisch absinkenden Harmonien an Chopins Prélude e-Moll. Im Mittelteil wechseln ein grollender Bass und ein choralartiges Thema sich ab mit einem Motiv in höhere Lage, zu spielen mit gekreuzten Händen.

aus dem Begleittext von Jessica Duchen © 2023
Deutsch: Friedrich Sprondel

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