Chopin: Notturno Eliane Rodrigues

• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Nocturnes, Op. 9:
• 1 Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor 07:03
• 2 Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major 04:30
• 3 Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 3 in B Major 06:56
• Nocturnes, Op. 15:
• 4 Nocturnes, Op. 15: No. 1 in F Major 04:27
• 5 Nocturnes, Op. 15: No. 2 in F-Sharp Major 03:48
• 6 Nocturnes, Op. 15: No. 3 in G Minor 05:15
• Nocturnes, Op. 27:
• 7 Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor 05:50
• 8 Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 2 in D-Flat Major 07:48
• Nocturnes, Op. 32:
• 9 Nocturnes, Op. 32: No. 1 in B Major 05:44
• 10 Nocturnes, Op. 32: No. 2 in A-Flat Major 06:11
• 11 Nocturnes, Op. 37: No. 1 in G Minor 08:31
• Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23:
• 12 Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 10:06
• Nocturnes, Op. 37:
• 13 Nocturnes, Op. 37: No. 2 in G Major 06:54
• Nocturnes, Op. 48:
• 14 Nocturnes, Op. 48: No. 1 in C Minor 07:17
• Nocturnes, Op. 55:
• 15 Nocturnes, Op. 48: No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor 08:04
• 16 Nocturnes, Op. 55: No. 1 in F Minor 04:53
• 17 Nocturnes, Op. 55: No. 2 in E-Flat Major 05:48
• Nocturnes, Op. 62:
• 18 Nocturnes, Op. 62: No. 1 in B Major 08:40
• 19 Nocturnes, Op. 62: No. 2 in E Major 06:34
• Nocturne in E Minor, Op. Posth. 72 No. 1:
• 20 Nocturne in E Minor, Op. Posth. 72 No. 1 03:53
• Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth., B. 49:
• 21 Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth., B. 49 04:52
• Nocturne in C Minor, Op. Posth., B. 108:
• 22 Nocturne in C Minor, Op. Posth., B. 108 03:15
• Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52:
• 23 Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52 10:52
• Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38:
• 24 Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38 (Bonus Track) 07:34
• Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47:
• 25 Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47 (Bonus Track) 08:22
• Total Runtime 02:43:07

Info for Chopin: Notturno

Navona Records’ NOTTURNO: The Complete Nocturnes and Ballades of Chopin is a fresh look at some of the Polish composer’s most expressive works. The nocturnes and ballades are also some of Chopin’s most innovative works, displaying exciting advancements in harmony, rhythm, and form—all renewed in pianist Eliane Rodrigues’s nuanced, thoughtful performances, recorded in Sacilie, Italy’s acoustically advanced Fazioli Concert Hall.

Although he didn’t invent the piano nocturne, Chopin popularized it and certainly improved it beyond a mere character piece. He was heavily influenced by the sensuous melodies of bel canto opera arias, and developed a freer sense of rhythm and expression—as a result, the nocturnes exude an abstract mood or atmosphere. Chopin did, however, invent the piano ballade—a genre with its own distinct forms and qualities. His four ballades most directly contrast the nocturnes in their abstract narrative style—very different from “mood” pieces, they were likely inspired by poems by Adam Mickiewicz.

Taking a page from Chopin’s own unwritten ballade narratives, Rodrigues includes text by Jantien Brys to accompany each nocturne, each one telling a sort of story without sacrificing the essential atmospheric nature of the nocturne. She writes, “For me, the Nocturnes are like a diary of Chopin, so Jantien wrote the texts as if they were excerpts from a fictional diary of his.” Rodrigues’s performances, influenced by these new texts, bring the listener a new kind of emotional connection to Chopin and music.

Eliane Rodrigues, piano

Eliane Rodrigues
was born in Rio de Janeiro. The fact that she was a child prodigy was noticeable at a very early age: she started composing at three, played her first recital at five, and performed with an orchestra at the ages of six and seven. From that moment on, she won prizes at numerous regional and national competitions, going on to win the special prize at the Van Cliburn Competition in the USA when she was just 18. She came in fifth place at the 1983 Queen Elisabeth Competition.

Since then, she has performed in major cities, including: Antwerp, Brussels, The Hague, Moscow, New York, Rio de Janeiro, St. Petersburg, Volgograd and Zurich. For over 20 years, she has been invited to De Doelen in Rotterdam to perform a Chopin recital on Boxing Day.

1998 was a critical year for Rodrigues: she was the key figure in the Swiss Música Romântica festival, at which she not only performed solo, but conducted at and composed for as well.

In addition to this, she has been a lecturer at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp for over 20 years.

Plus, she's produced over 25 CDs of both live concerts and studio albums. In 2002, she recorded five Sergey Prokofiev concertos on CD, among other accomplishments.

She most recently recorded all eight of Beethoven's piano concertos in St. Petersburg.

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