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John Field (1782-1837): Nocturnes

00:00 Nocturne no. 1 in E flat major
04:00 Nocturne no. 2 in C minor
07:28 Nocturne no. 3 in A flat major
11:42 Nocturne no. 4 in A major
16:51 Nocturne no. 5 in B flat major
20:04 Nocturne no. 6 in F major
24:55 Nocturne no. 7 in A major
29:04 Nocturne no. 8 in E flat major
33:11 Nocturne no. 9 in E minor
36:29 Nocturne no. 10 in E major
42:27 Nocturne no. 11 in E flat major
48:46 Nocturne no. 12 in E major
54:28 Nocturne no. 13 in C major
59:28 Nocturne no. 14 in G major
1:01:33 Nocturne no. 15 in D minor
1:04:30 Nocturne no. 16 in C major
1:16:15 Nocturne no. 17 in C major
1:21:29 Nocturne no. 18 in F major
1:26:29 Nocturne no. 19 in C major ¨Le Troubadour¨

Pietro Spada, piano

What I did not know, he was the inventor of the nocturne.

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John Field: Complete Piano Concertos

John Field, inventor of the Nocturne. That is all most people know about this remarkable and influential Irish composer. Born in 1782 in Dublin, he became one of the most celebrated pianist-composers of the early-Romantic age. Admired by his contemporaries Hummel, Moscheles and Kalkbrenner, he also drew praise from Chopin (upon whose music he exerted a huge influence) and Schumann.

Composer: John Field
Artist: Paolo Restani (piano)

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