Without knowing it, we are all familiar with Chopin's Nocturnes, so much so have they been used in popular culture, particularly in film. Dreamy and enchanting, they represent the apogee of spleen and delicacy, proper to the introspection and gentleness of the soul.
Frédéric Chopin may not have invented the genre, but he gave it its letters of nobility and brought it to its highest degree of completion. No Nocturne composed after him has ever surpassed his own, to which he entrusted the deepest secrets of his heart and devoted the best of his ever-evolving genius.
This is a rare opportunity to witness Chopin's stylistic evolution under the fingers of Cédric Pescia, who rises to the demanding challenge facing pianists: to convey the lyricism and emotion of these sublime pages without sacrificing implacable technical rigour.
Trailer
Thursday 7 November 2024 at 7.30pm
2 hours and 15 minutes, with an interval
Cédric Pescia, piano
Frédéric Chopin (Zelazowa Wola, 1810 – Paris, 1848)
Nocturnes for piano, Op. 9 (1830-31)
No. 1 in B flat minor : Larghetto
No. 2 in E flat major : Andante
No. 3 in B major : Allegretto
Nocturnes for piano, Op. 15 (1830-33)
No. 1 in F major : Andante cantabile
No. 2 in F sharp major : Larghetto
No. 3 in G minor : Lento
Nocturnes for piano, Op. 27 (1836)
No. 1 in C sharp minor : Larghetto
No. 2 in D flat major : Lento sostenuto
Nocturnes for piano, Op. 32 (1836-37)
No. 1 in B major : Andante sostenuto
No. 2 in A flat major : Lento
Nocturnes for piano, Op. 37 (1837-39)
No. 1 in G minor : Lento
No. 2 in G major: Andante
Nocturnes for piano, Op. 48 (1841)
No. 1 in C minor : Lento
No. 2 in F sharp minor : Andantino
Nocturnes for piano, Op. 55 (1842-44)
No. 1 in F minor : Andante
No. 2 in E flat major : Lento sostenuto
Nocturnes for piano, Op. 62 (1845-46)
No. 1 in B major : Andante
No. 2 in E major : Lento