Benjamin Frith - John Field: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Nocturnes and Sonatas) (2000)

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Benjamin Frith - John Field: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Nocturnes and Sonatas) (2000)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 173 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 160 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.550762 | Time: 01:06:57

The first volume of this series (Naxos 8.550761) mixed the first two sonatas of Field's Op. 1 with the first nine Nocturnes. The Sonata Op. 1 No. 3 in C minor logically appears on this second volume, in a most successful performance. Dedicated to Clementi, the first movement shows distinct tendencies towards 'Sturm und Drang'. Neither movement is fast: the concluding Rondo (marked Allegretto scherzando) is bursting with wit and charm to balance the stress of the first. This piece alone justifies the modest outlay for this disc.

The remaining tracks, the next nine Nocturnes in the series, demonstrate Frith's sensitivity. Importantly, he shows a laudable restraint with the sustaining pedal. His sweet cantabile is the result of an acute musical sensitivity, and he never overblows the scale of these miniatures. Thus No. 10 in F minor and No. 13 in D minor emerge as languorous, melancholy outpourings. He manages to sustain the length of No. 14 in C well (it lasts just under ten minutes) and he enjoys the filigree decorations of No. 17 in E. Some of these pieces appear in other guises elsewhere: No. 12 in G is also the slow movement to Field's Piano Concerto No. 7, and No. 16 in F also exists in a version for piano and strings. The quiet, restrained closing 'Midi' Rondo (Nocturne) in E is the perfect quiet, satisfying end to a disc that will bring pleasure.

The recording captures the treble of the piano particularly well, although it deals less well with the louder dynamics (luckily infrequent in this repertoire). Recommended.

Review by Colin Clarke, MusicWeb-International.com







Tracklist:

01. Nocturne No. 10 in E minor (3:12)
02. Nocturne No. 11 in E flat major (6:36)
03. Nocturne No. 12 in G major (2:28)
04. Nocturne No. 13 in D minor (3:47)
05. Nocturne No. 14 in C major (8:59)

Sonata in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3:
06. I. Non troppo allegro, ma con fuoco e con espressione (7:09)
07. II. Rondo: Allegretto scherzando (7:24)

08. Nocturne No. 15 in C major (5:10)
09. Nocturne No. 16 in F major (4:56)
10. Nocturne No. 17 in E major (11:02)
11. Nocturne No. 18 in E major «Midi» (6:14)


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