Bart Van Oort - Nocturnes from 19th Century Russia, Vol. 1 (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 179 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 152 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:04:23
Classical | Label: Brilliant Classics
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 179 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 152 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:04:23
Classical | Label: Brilliant Classics
This recording, along with the forthcoming Vol.2, represents a first, comprehensive anthology of the Russian nocturne in its nearly two-hundred-year development. Some nocturnes are recorded here for the first time. The earliest Russian nocturnes were composed by Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857) and owe a debt to his teacher, the Irish composer John Field. The first, in E flat, was written in 1828 before his first trip to Italy. His Nocturne in F minor ‘La Séparation’, written at the height of his career, is styled like a ‘romance’ (song) without words.