Search - John [Composer] Field, Benjamin Frith :: Field:Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Nocturnes and Sonatas)

Absolutely bewitching--The piano CAN sing!

Dace Gisclard | Houston, TX | 08/14/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"THIS REVIEW APPLIES TO VOL.II, which should be purchased as a companion to this CD!



Words are going to fail me here. Frith is a sorcerer-the piano sings under his fingers--one almost hears the instrument draw breath between phrases. One hears the influence of Donizetti and Bellini, and the piano "sings" a real legato line, nuanced just the way a singer would do it. Frith is the perfect pianist for Field's prophecies of Chopin. This music would not be as beguiling played by an artist less attuned to its particular sort of sensitivity. I've heard a lot of other performances of this repertoire that don't begin to do show it for what it really is. It's like hearing a routine performance of, say, "Casta diva" that merely accounts for what's on the page, and then hearing Callas lavish her artistry on the same aria. Suddenly the intelligence and musical and dramatic instincts of the artist makes what seemed pedestrian spring to vivid life. The recorded sound is warm and natural. You MUST hear this!"

The Irish version of Chopin is still a unique voice

The bookish | Orem, UT | 10/05/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is delicate, peaceful music. Perfect to listen to perhaps as one gazes out into nature. Yes, the composer captures a spirit of Chopin, but has his own gift. The recording also includes two of his sonatas, and in these works in particular the compositional voice is his own. A beautiful recording."

Exelente descubrimiento de musica para piano

Ulises | 09/08/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Me gusta mucho el piano, y buscando autores poco conocidos (al menos por mi), encontre este disco,y me gusto lo que escuche."