Browse: Chopin - Two Nocturnes Op. 62

As he showed in his two previous Chopin releases, the 26-year-old Lisiecki is a player of exceptional poise and refinement. Everything here conveys a sense of ease, the singing line always beautifully... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

All the Pollini hallmarks are here too: chiselled structure, aristocratic demeanour and lucid lines. It’s a serious approach, which isn’t to the detriment of these miniatures. He also judges... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Blechacz is a superlative pianist but an even finer musician, and this is playing of exceptional clarity and expressive beauty. Everything Blechacz does seems natural and organic, and his ability... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The equilibrium he achieves between formality (polonaise) and extemporisation (fantasy) is exemplary. So are the breadth, refinement and deployment of his impeccably Chopinesque tonal palette.... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Right from the first bars of the first piece, Op. 9 No. 1, it’s clear that each note has been thought about – and each note’s place in the bigger musical picture…Goerner’s Chopin was special... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…