Chopin Nocturne D flat Mendelssohn Spinning Song Diemer Rec 1904

Louis Diemer (1843-1919) was ten years old when he entered the Paris Conservatoire. A pupil of Antoine-Francois Marmontel (teacher of Albeniz, Debussy, Plante,) Diemer was awarded his primier priz in piano at the age 13. In the 1890s, Diemer founded the Societe des Instruments Anciens and gave recitals on the harpsichord. His advocacy of Baroque (particularly French) music influenced both Risler and Cortot who were his students.
Diemer continued to perform and teach until his death. His later students included Yves Nat, Marcel Ciampi, Robert Lorat and Robert Casadesus. (Casadesus was the only Diemer student that I ever heard perform)

Both Risler and Cortot became pupils of Louis Diemer after completing the preparatory classes of Emile Descombes , a disciple and perhaps student of Chopin. Both won the coveted premier prix while they were Diemers students--- Risler in 1889 and Cortot in 1896.
The Chopin nocturne is abridged and somewhat rushed toward the end to fit on one side of a ten inch record. James Methuen-Cambell (author of Chopin Playing) writes in his description of Diemer's performance as being, "animated and passionate and gives the listener a quite different insight into his artistry" ---- which was often considered to be dry and colorless. (This must be the first recording of this nocturne)
Diemers finger work in the Mendelssohn Spinning Song is superb.

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• Spinning
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[uhartchristian]

mendelssohn here gives us an idea of the abilities of Diemer. the Chopin interpretation an idea about how to play Chopin and how important Cortot was to transmit this way of interpreting Chopin....this tradition continues as the pupils of Cortot like Eliane Richepin did teach till in the 90ties of the 20th century. (Roger Muraro, Pascal Gallet are today taking the charge of this...

[Beckmesser2]

@uhartchristian Thank you for your informative comments 

[uhartchristian]

@lovesGenet Dièmers interpretation sounds different because he was more close to Chopin and the way of making music at the time of Chopin. we should listen carefully!!!!!

[lovesGenet]

I think this nocturne has always been a fave along with f sharp. Diemer 's generation sounds very different!

[ibclappin]

this is my favorite of the Nocturnes. i've never heard it played this way. although some of it's ways were conflicting to what i'm used to i very much enjoyed it.