In Paris, far from his Polish homeland, Chopin gave his soul to the piano, creating for it music of unearthly beauty. Into the Nocturnes, he poured the greatest brightness of his genius. Chopin was ...

One of two pieces in Chopin's Opus 48 collection, the Nocturne in C minor, No. 13, is seen as one of the composer's greatest emotional achievements. Mournful, stately, and beautiful - in just over six ...

Chopin's Nocturnes form a central collection in the romantic piano repertoire, and with good reason. But just how did the inspiration for such an epic set of piano pieces come about? Frederic Chopin's ...

The Complete Nocturnes, Tom Hicks brings historic insights and artistic intuition to a cherished part of the piano repertoire ...

I fear that Nhguyen’s Chopin is veering away from the stylistic simplicity characterising his best work in the 2021 competition. The only candidate to open his Stage 1 round with the E flat major ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Be clear about one thing: this is not just another recording of Chopin’s Nocturnes. The roll-call of pianists ...

FORT WORTH — Every so often a concert feels particularly special, one you’re grateful to be experiencing. That’s how it was with pianist Piers Lane’s recital Saturday night at Texas Christian ...

Let’s begin with Op 49 Fantasy’s march-like episode in E flat major: 25-year-old Shushi Kyomasu’ s steady discourse evoked muted brass in the left hand and singing strings in the right on the Yamaha ...

Jacky Zhang, a British pianist participating in this year's International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, said after ...