Myra Hess plays Chopin Nocturne opus 15 no. 2

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Uploaded by on Oct 20, 2011

The British pianist Dame Myra Hess (1890-1965) plays Frédéric Chopin:
Nocturne in F sharp major, opus 15 no. 2
Rec. 1928

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  • What stands out most is her tone............even in this 1928 recording. A 'full' tone without harshness...........something which came far more easily on early-mid 20th century instruments.......her tonal projection and clarity of articulation are to be much admired

  • This was the first recording I ever heard of this nocturne (on a 78 rpm - yes, we did have an ancient gramophone player in the house!). On rehearing it, I am reassured that my introduction to the piece was such a refined and sensitive one, delivered with that relaxed tonal beauty for which MH was so rightly famed.

  • Perfection! Dame Myra played such beautiful Chopin--sensitive, eloquent, tasteful rubato, always faithful to what Chopin wrote (free of the distortion that characterises the approach of some Romantic-era pianists), and always marked by the impeccable musicianship with which she endowed everything she played.  Her Chopin is every bit as fine as her Beethoven or her Brahms,,,how I'd love to have heard what she'd have done with, say, the 2nd and 3rd Sonatas, or the Ballades and the Scherzi!

  • Simply beautiful!

  • Simply beautiful!

  • Dame Myra in 'atypical' repertoire...as delightful as is the too little Scarlatti she recorded.

  • One of the best interpretations I've heard of this piece. She evokes such a warm nostalgic feeling in those 3 and 1/2 minutes.

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