John Field

20 Nocturnes

Ewa Pobłocka

Label: Fryderyk Chopin Institute
Format: CD
Barcode: 5907690736712

Catalog number: NIFCCD 102
Releasedate: 11-03-16

- John Field's Nocturnes are among all-time piano music favorites
- This new account of the complete collection has been recorded on an Erard piano, dated 1838
- Ewa Poblocka is a specialist of Field's music and was also winner ot 10th Chopin Competition edition

John Field, well-known in 19th-century Europe as a teacher and pianist, distinguished by a beautiful, intense cantabile, has his place in music history, but does not play a large role in contemporary concert life. There are recordings, above all of his concerti; there also exist a few recordings of his nocturnes.
Ewa Pobłocka, the winner of the 10th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition, recorded a complete set of them for the first time in 1994, receiving a special medal from the Irish Government for them. This time, she has made the first complete recording of the 20 Nocturnes on a historical instrument - an 1838 Erard.