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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Night music,
This review is from: Field: Piano Music Volume 2 (Audio CD)
Wonderfully lyrical yet bitter-sweet, this magnificent recording by Benjamin Frith hasn't gathered much dust in my collection. Somewhere to the "Beethoven side of Chopin", this is a hugely relaxing and delightful hour of music for winding down to at the end of a long day.
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This review is from: Field: Piano Music Volume 2 (Audio CD)
I'm so pleased that I have discovered Field's music.The two CDs of his Nocturns that i bought are first rate.
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4.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Frith continues his sorcery,
By Dace Gisclard - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Field: Piano Music Volume 2 (Audio CD)
THIS REVIEW APPLIES TO VOL.I, which should be purchased as a companion to this CD!
Frith continues the spell his sorcery wove in Vol.I, with this Vol.II of his survey of the nocturnes of John Field-the piano sings under his fingers--one almost hears the instrument draw breath between phrases. One hears the influence of Donizetti and Bellini, and the piano "sings" a real legato line, nuanced just the way a singer would do it. Frith is the perfect pianist for Field's prophecies of Chopin. This music would not be as beguiling played by an artist less attuned to its particular sort of sensitivity. I've heard a lot of other performances of this repertoire that don't begin to do show it for what it really is. It's like hearing a routine performance of, say, "Casta diva" that merely accounts for what's on the page, and then hearing Callas lavish her artistry on the same aria. Suddenly the intelligence and musical and dramatic instincts of the artist makes what seemed pedestrian spring to vivid life. The recorded sound is warm and natural. You MUST hear this! 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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SOLO PIANO AT ITS BEST,
By Socrates Stewart "Baltimore Boy, Music Collec... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Field: Piano Music Volume 2 (Audio CD)
***NOTE: THIS REVIEW APPLIES TO VOLUME ONE AS WELL THAT THE LISTENER IS ADVISED TO PURCHASE AS A COMPANION PIECE.
I've only recently discovered the works of John Field. What a pleasant surprise. Field's work is like that of no other. The listener is treated to a wide range of performance techniques covering a vast landscape of musical geography and temperament. This collection of excellent Nocturnes and Sonatas fits right in with other piano specialists: Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven and Schubert. For those asking "who's John Field," here's the answer. The recording performed by Benjamin Frith is excellent. His performance is both nuanced and powerful. The transcription to CD has been executed flawlessly and the price is right, less than ten dollars. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Simply Elegant,
By Mona G. Barnes "Permelia200" - Published on Amazon.com
I haven't been exposed to much classical. I set up an classical station for romantic piano concerto's on my Pandora station so I could listen at work. Nearly every time I hear something so beautiful, nuanced and haunting that I have to find out who the composer and musican are, it is one of Benjamin Frith's albums playing John Field. The two together, seperated by generations, are sorcery.
I am buying all of the CD's Benjamin Frith has recorded of John Field for home. |
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