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Chopin Intime

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Details

Composer
Vincenzo Bellini, Frederic Chopin
Artist
Justin Taylor
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
May 09, 2025
Catalog #
ALPHA1132
UPC
3701624511329

About

Justin Taylor has a passion for early keyboards and is always keen to match the works he tackles with the most appropriate historical instruments. Justin has always been fascinated by the music of Frederic Chopin, whose intimate musical world is presented here. We know that Chopin composed some of his preludes during his stay with George Sand in Mallorca, where he used a very special instrument. This was a Pleyel pianino - a small upright piano of six and a half octaves that was only made between 1835 and 1842 - with a beautiful natural resonance and a velvety timbre. Taylor has recorded the preludes composed on this Pleyel pianino along with a selection of etudes, nocturnes and mazurkas, all of which suit the sound of the instrument perfectly. A moving transcription of Bellini's Casta diva, an aria that Chopin much admired, is also included here.

Tracklist 29 tracks

  1. 1 Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth. 04:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth.
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  2. 2 No. 15 in D-Flat Major, "Raindrop" 05:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 15 in D-Flat Major, "Raindrop"
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  3. 3 No. 16 in B-Flat Minor 01:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 16 in B-Flat Minor
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  4. 4 Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1 05:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  5. 5 Mazurka No. 19 in B Minor, Op. 30, No. 2 01:24
    Track
    5
    Title
    Mazurka No. 19 in B Minor, Op. 30, No. 2
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  6. 6 Andantino in G Minor, Op. 74 (arr. of Wiosna, No. 2) 01:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    Andantino in G Minor, Op. 74 (arr. of Wiosna, No. 2)
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  7. 7 No. 5 in D Major 00:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 5 in D Major
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  8. 8 No. 6 in B Minor 02:00
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 6 in B Minor
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  9. 9 No. 13 in F-Sharp Major 03:20
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 13 in F-Sharp Major
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  10. 10 No. 14 in E-Flat Minor 00:34
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 14 in E-Flat Minor
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  11. 11 Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 04:53
    Track
    11
    Title
    Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  12. 12 Etude No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study" 02:21
    Track
    12
    Title
    Etude No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study"
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  13. 13 Mazurka No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4 04:17
    Track
    13
    Title
    Mazurka No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  14. 14 Norma, Act I: Casta diva (arr. J. Taylor for piano) 04:29
    Track
    14
    Title
    Norma, Act I: Casta diva (arr. J. Taylor for piano)
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Vincenzo Bellini
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  15. 15 No. 23 in F Major 00:58
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 23 in F Major
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  16. 16 No. 18 in F Minor 00:59
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 18 in F Minor
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  17. 17 No. 20 in C Minor 01:46
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 20 in C Minor
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  18. 18 Nocturne No. 21 in C Minor, Op. posth. 03:03
    Track
    18
    Title
    Nocturne No. 21 in C Minor, Op. posth.
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  19. 19 No. 1 in C Major 00:34
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 1 in C Major
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  20. 20 No. 2 in A Minor 02:28
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 2 in A Minor
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  21. 21 No. 3 in G Major 01:02
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 3 in G Major
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  22. 22 No. 4 in E Minor 02:17
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 4 in E Minor
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  23. 23 Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1 03:33
    Track
    23
    Title
    Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  24. 24 No. 7 in A Major 00:37
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 7 in A Major
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  25. 25 No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor 02:00
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  26. 26 Contredanse in G-Flat Major 01:35
    Track
    26
    Title
    Contredanse in G-Flat Major
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  27. 27 No. 9 in E Major 01:31
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 9 in E Major
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  28. 28 No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor 00:36
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  29. 29 Etude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 7 05:19
    Track
    29
    Title
    Etude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 7
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Justin Taylor