It was clear that there is much more to Lane’s conception of these works than mere surface beauty. This was most obvious in ...

The variety of moods and emotional states is discernible even in the nocturnes, a genre that would seem to be associated with only one kind of emotion. Indeed, each of Chopin's twenty nocturnes has a ...

Opulent‚ magisterial and of a range that few other pianists would contemplate‚ Arrau’s Liszt B minor Sonata remains ... to Arrau’s predilection for Chopin’s morbidity‚ and in the two incomparably rich ...

Lev Oborin - Nocturne in C sharp minor No.20, Op. Posth (Chopin) The symptoms resembling depression first appeared in Vienna, at the beginning of Chopin’s life as an emigrant. The sense of longing for ...

Warmth passing through everyone. A moving image - Chopin at the instrument. New études in C minor, A flat major, F major, the old mazurkas in B flat, two new Ballades, Nocturne in D flat... I offered ...

During the first three stages the pianists perform Nocturnes, Etudes, Ballads, Scherzos, Polonaises, Waltzes, Mazurkas and Sonatas and for the final, one of Chopin's Concertos. The competition rules ...

The 33rd International Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Young Pianists in 2025 promises an enriching musical experience, particularly for aspiring young pianists in the Professional Group.