Nocturnes, Complete FIELD JOHN

Classique

Contenu

1. Nocturne No.1 E Flat Major
2. Nocturne No.2 C Minor
3. Nocturne No.3 A flat Major
4. Nocturne No.4 A Major
5. Nocturne No.5 B flat Major
6. Nocturne No.6 F Major
7. Nocturne No.7 C Major
8. Nocturne No.8 A Major
9. Nocturne No.9 E flat Major
10. Nocturne No.10 E Minor
11. Nocturne No.11 E flat Major
12. Nocturne No.12 G Major
13. Nocturne No.13 D Minor
14. Nocturne No.14 C Major
15. Nocturne No.15 C Major
16. Nocturne No.16 F Major
17. Nocturne No.17 E Major
18. Nocturne No.18 E Major

Description :

John Field is credited as the true 'inventor' of the Nocturne. After experimenting with other names such as Pastorale, Serenade, and Romance, he settled on ; Nocturne when his first one was published in 1812. Field's Nocturnes follow no known form, nor do they develop a given theme. Instead, they set up a mood and atmosphere of tenderness and dreaminess combined with a continuous flow of beautiful melody that appeals directly to the listener's willingness to share an emotion, mostly of consoled sadness. It was Field's Nocturnes that greatly influenced Chopin, who absorbed the emotional characteristics of the Nocturne style and used them tocreate his own unique expressive compositions.