Jenny Lin - Chopin: The Complete Nocturnes '2018

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CD1
01. Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor
02. Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major
03. Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 3 in B Major
04. Nocturnes, Op. 15: No. 1 in F Major
05. Nocturnes, Op. 15: No. 2 in F-Sharp Major
06. Nocturnes, Op. 15: No. 3 in G Minor
07. Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor
08. Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 2 in D-Flat Major
09. Nocturnes, Op. 32: No. 1 in B Major
10. Nocturnes, Op. 32: No. 2 in A-Flat Major

CD2
01. Nocturnes, Op. 37: No. 1 in G Minor
02. Nocturnes, Op. 37: No. 2 in G Major
03. Nocturnes, Op. 48: No. 1 in C Minor
04. Nocturnes, Op. 48: No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor
05. Nocturnes, Op. 55: No. 1 in F Minor
06. Nocturnes, Op. 55: No. 2 in E-Flat Major
07. Nocturnes, Op. 62: No. 1 in B Major
08. Nocturnes, Op. 62: No. 2 in E Major
09. Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1
10. Nocturne in C Minor, B. 108
11. Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, B. 49

The night has always been a time of enchantment; it embodies the uncanny, but
also the romantic side of human existence. For her new Hänssler release Jenny
Lin has selected a program of night pieces that speak to both the sensual and
more complex psychological aspects of nocturnal experiences – from
Debussy’s Clair de lune to Arthur Lourié‘s A Phoenix Park
Nocturne to Liszts Liebestraum she evokes sounds, dancing, romance, far from
everyday experiences, whispering of things hidden from the light of day. 

She evokes thoughts and visions from a shadowy realm that draws us into our
inner world. A dramatically styled CD, perfectly expressive of human longing for
the other side. 

Her opening selection, Debussys Clair de lune, is starkly deliberate,
straightforward and kitsch-free...The Griffes, Glinka, Turina and Lourie
selections inspire some of Lins most ravishing playing on disc...this
beautifully engineered release is a welcome addition to Lins diverse and
distinct discography. (Gramophone) 

Taiwanese-Austrian-American pianist Jenny Lin has a flair for unusual programs,
and so it is here even though the material at first seems conventional. Yes,
this is one collection of nocturnes or night pieces among many on the market.
But Lin titles the album Night Stories, and she delivers not a collection of
mood pieces but a survey of what the idea of night has meant musically. As if to
emphasize her intention, Lin frames the program with perhaps the two most
familiar night pieces of all, Debussys Clair de lune and Liszts Nocturne No. 3
(Liebestraum). After the Debussy come Romantic pieces of various kinds, with
Chopin effectively placed in the middle so as to show just how radical his
treatment of this salon form really was. The second half of the program features
music from the early 20th century and carries psychological overtones, bringing
some delighful and largely forgotten pieces like Arthur Louriés A Phoenix
Park Nocturne and Charles Tomlinson Griffes The Night Winds. A contemporary
piece might have added zest to the program, but Lin deserves plenty of credit
for defining a musical space and then filling it up. Her tone is initially more
forceful than expected for this kind of music, but this is a performer with a
vision original enough to bring listeners along for the ride. Hänssler
Classics engineering work, at Virginias Sono Luminus studio, supports the
artists aims beautifully. (James Manheim, AMG)

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