Field
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[Ott] had a brilliant pianistic career in her teens, but at 21 she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Now 36, she has never stopped performing; this album is just the latest measure of her... —
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2025, Instrumental Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Winner - Solo Instrumental
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Douglas's own compositions are slight, but the traditional Irish songs he's arranged have great charm...Meanwhile, Douglas brings transparency of sound to six of Field's Nocturnes; with Alice... —
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Once again Naxos scores with a little-known pianist, and the program includes the last of Field's Op. 1 sonatas that he wrote in 1801. It is in two movements but shows considerable influence... —
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Another Naxos edition well worth collecting. —
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Field: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 7 & Piano Sonata No. 4
Benjamin Frith (piano)
Northern Sinfonia, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Haslam, Andrew Mogrelia
With this disc, Benjamin Frith finally completes his cycle of Field’s piano concertos. Performed with commitment, Frith never less than elegant —
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Curiously, it’s the least restful works that are most successfully performed...Her Britten is superb – colourful and rhythmically alert. —
Awards:
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Young Artist of the Year
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Benjamin Frith proves an ideal soloist in these attractive, decorative pieces. Like his close contemporary, Hummel, Field is much more adept at embroidering the themes which bubble from him... —
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John Field: Piano Concertos, Nocturnes, Sonatas
Benjamin Frith (piano), Northern Sinfonia, David Haslam
Lively, heartfelt performances of all the Field one is ever likely to need. —
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Field’s more whimsical offerings have a playful spirit all their own, with memorable melodies regularly peppered with decorative runs somewhat akin to whorls of icing sugar enthusiastically... —
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2 Vinyl Records
$49.00
