Nocturnes, a classical music album by ivan moravec. In the present album, moravec performs the 4 ballades, 5 of the 50 or 60 mazurkas, and the barcarolle in fsharp major. On the human colony planet nocturne, there is suffering and blight, tragic symptoms of an agesold war. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Historically, nocturne is a very old term applied to night offices and, since the middle ages, to divisions in the canonical hour of matins. His superb artistry and musicianship secured him a place in the philips great pianists of the 20 th century series, issued in the late 1990s. Nocturne was the ninetysecond story in big finishs monthly range. Ivan moravecs chopin nocturnes are the stuff of legend. The supraphon disc was recorded in 1965 except for the barcarolle which was recorded four years later. Recorded april 1965 in st pauls chapel at columbia university, new york nocturnes nos 1, 47, 9, 19, steinway and november 1965 in the mozartsaal of the konzerthaus. Ivan moravec s account of the legendary chopin nocturnes, in a more colourful remastered sound. Nocturnes frederic chopin ivan moravec 22,50 lieferzeit. Ivan moravec bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. Ivan moravec piano, dave jones recording engineer, mario mizzaro recording engineer, e.
The previously unreleased recording was discovered after 28 years in the supraphon archives, and it managed to pass the test of the great artists uncompromising selfcensorship. The music of chopin constitutes a sizeable proportion of moravecs commercial discography. Frederic chopin, ivan moravec chopin nocturnes music. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 240 pages and is available in hardcover format.
The two nocturnes become extended tone poems far exceeding the emotional expectations of 45 minutes of music. There are studio versions of all four ballades from the 1960s, and he also recorded the complete nocturnes, first issued on lp by the connoisseur society, and now available from supraphon on cd, again from the 1960s. Supraphon s remastering reveals eversoslightly less tape hiss than the nonesuch. Moravecs peerless chopin nocturnes by jed distler on september 2, 2015 in 2015 marks a half century since the late ivan moravec recorded chopins nocturnes for connoisseur society to great acclaim. Nevertheless, nocturne is also one of the doctors favourite places in all of time. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Supraphon s remastering reveals eversoslightly less tape hiss than the nonesuch version, and is a bit brighter in the pianos upper register, yet the. Nocturnal, in music, a composition inspired by, or evocative of, the night, and cultivated in the 19th century primarily as a character piece for piano. In both books of preludes, debussy composed piano pieces that generally fit into one of three categories. Ivan moravec twelfth night recital supraphon su41902. Ivan moravec piano the sound quality is startlingly good, capturing all the richness, warmth and immediacy of the two instrumentsthen theres the surely. Pauls chapel at columbia university, new york nocturnes nos 1, 47, 9, 19, steinway and november 1965 in the mozartsaal of the konzerthaus, vienna nocturnes nos 2, 3, 8, 1012, 1418, bosendorfer.
Moravec bevindt zich te midden van een illuster gezelschap waarin ook claudio arrau, samson francois, maria joao pires, brigitte engerer, daniel barenboim, nelson goerner, nelson freire, adam harasiewicz en amir katz figureren. This live recording of ivan moravec at the rudolfinum in prague was to have been first released on the occasion of his 85th birthday. Petr nekoranec, czech philharmonic, christopher franklin. Recording of the week ivan moravec, chopin nocturnes. Supraphon is rereleasing this legendary recording with a sensitively remastered sound, which. Beethoven ivan moravec piano, musikvereinorchestra vienna martin turnovsky piano concerto no. First, the nocturnes closely track chopins stylistic maturation. In 2000 moravec was awarded the charles iv prize, the czech republics most prestigious acknowledgement of service to humanity. Dynamically, these pieces tend to drift between pianissimo and mezzoforte. The delicate use of the sustain pedal is also a key characteristic that came to define this style. Moravecs chopin sometimes suffers from excessive tempo tampering, and the present disc is no exception. As the subtitle suggests, each of the five stories focuses on music and musicians, and the close of day. Ivan moravec 9 november 1930 27 july 2015 was a czech concert pianist whose.
Ian moravecs complete recordings of chopins nocturnes. His 1965 recording of the chopin nocturnes, for example reissued by. Moravec recorded for a number of labels including nonesuch janacek, dorian solo chopin and brahmss first piano concerto and the schumann, supraphon for whom he received a platinum disc for sales in excess of 250,000 units and. John field 1 wrote the first nocturnes, influencing chopin in the writing of his 19 nocturnes for piano. Ivan moravecs father was a great lover of operatic and vocal music who had a large collection of gramophone records to which his young son loved to listen, particularly to those featuring caruso. Nonesuch reissued the cycle in 1991, as did supraphon in 2012. In 2010, the new york times selected moravecs 1965 recording of chopins nocturnes as one of 5.
The mazurkas are a wistful pair, but as always with moravec, there is a clear reminder of their dance origins. Unfollow ivan moravec to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Five stories of music and nightfall is a 2009 collection of short fiction by kazuo ishiguro. In 2010, the new york times selected ivan moravecs 1965 recording of f. Supraphon is rereleasing this legendary recording with a sensitively remastered sound, which brings out to the full the wealth of tone colours of moravecs piano. Nocturne definition is a work of art dealing with evening or night. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. The first edition of the novel was published in 1989, and was written by neil gaiman. A nocturne from the french which meant nocturnal, from latin nocturnus is usually a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night. Frederic chopin, ivan moravec chopin nocturnes amazon. Nocturnes to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Theyve been that way since they were recorded in 1965, and this new reissue, on the supraphon label.
Theyve been that way since they were recorded in 1965, and this new reissue, on the supraphon label and containing a brandnew interview with the pianist, is the ideal way to own them. Alan silver producer, mastering, joseph sterling photography, james lyons liner notes. These recordings made in new york and vienna were immediately recognized as. After six novels, it is ishiguros first collection of short stories, though described by the publisher as a story cycle. It was written by dan abnett and featured sylvester mccoy as the seventh doctor, sophie aldred as ace and philip olivier as hex. Chopins nocturnes as one of 5 representative works to showcase their celebration of the bicentenary of f. The czech pianist ivan moravec born 1930 stands out from almost all other interpreters of chopin. The czech pianist ivan moravec, who has died at the age of 84, was one of. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The use of ostinato bass lines helps to give the music a tender sense of tranquility, almost like a lullaby and reflective of the nights dwindling hours.
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