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Chopin: The Complete Nocturnes

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Composer
Frederic Chopin
Artist
Tom Hicks
Format
CD
Label
Divine Art
Released
Oct 24, 2025
Catalog #
DDX21249
UPC
809730124921

About

Chopin's 21 Nocturnes, often described as 'songs of the night', are among the most well-known and beautiful of Chopin's short solo piano works. Divine Art is thrilled to present pianist Tom Hicks' insightful new recording of these works which synthesizes his research into Chopin's performance and composition practices with modern listeners' expectations via a 'stunning technical agility' (American Record Guide). Dr Kim Sauberlich's excellent liner notes delve deeper into this often-forgotten performance, teaching, and historical recording practice and, together with the 21 pieces on this album, pose fascinating questions about authenticity and interpretation. Chopin's practice of sending manuscripts to publishers in multiple countries, while continuing to edit, led to multiple, authentic first editions which are not often heard in performance today, and even less in recordings.  In this recording, Tom has tastefully incorporated some of these variants, alongside historically informed choices about tempo rubato and pedaling, to create a version of the Nocturnes that feels fresh, individual, and truly authentic. He has even included minor and occasional improvisations, paying homage to the composer's multifaceted creative process, in which improvisation was central. Tom Hicks has said "All of this led me to see Chopin as a highly creative and spontaneous musician for whom the score is one representation of the work and for whom the score is only the starting point of an interpretation, not the end." The album was recorded at night and the engineers have captured an intimacy of sound. The recording process relied upon minimal editing and longer 'live' takes to recreate the intimate feel of the salon where these pieces were most often heard. Guernsey-born pianist Tom Hicks has an expansive repertoire and has been praised for his "brilliantly evocative"(International Piano) and "gorgeously creative playing" (Fanfare). He has won many awards and competitions and has appeared at the Wigmore Hall in London, Bridgewater Hall in Manchester and many other venues throughout Europe and the United States. This new album follows his March 2022 albums centered around the Liszt and Ireland Piano Sonatas and Camden Reeves' 'Blue Sounds'.

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1 05:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1
    Duration
    05:41
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  3. 2 Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 04:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  4. 3 Nocturne No. 3 in B Major, Op. 9, No. 3 06:25
    Track
    3
    Title
    Nocturne No. 3 in B Major, Op. 9, No. 3
    Duration
    06:25
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  5. 4 Nocturne No. 4 in F Major, Op. 15, No. 1 04:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    Nocturne No. 4 in F Major, Op. 15, No. 1
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  6. 5 Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2 03:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  7. 6 Nocturne No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 15, No. 3 05:25
    Track
    6
    Title
    Nocturne No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 15, No. 3
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  8. 7 Nocturne No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 1 05:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    Nocturne No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 1
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  9. 8 Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 05:43
    Track
    8
    Title
    Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
    Duration
    05:43
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  10. 9 Nocturne No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32, No. 1 05:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    Nocturne No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32, No. 1
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  11. 10 Nocturne No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32, No. 2 04:43
    Track
    10
    Title
    Nocturne No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32, No. 2
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  12. 11 Nocturne No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 37, No. 1 07:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    Nocturne No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 37, No. 1
    Duration
    07:48
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  13. 12 Nocturne No. 12 in G Major, Op. 37, No. 2 05:52
    Track
    12
    Title
    Nocturne No. 12 in G Major, Op. 37, No. 2
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  14. Disc 2
  15. 1 Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1 05:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1
    Duration
    05:54
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  16. 2 Nocturne No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 48, No. 2 07:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    Nocturne No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 48, No. 2
    Duration
    07:43
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  17. 3 Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 04:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  18. 4 Nocturne No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2 04:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    Nocturne No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  19. 5 Nocturne No. 17 in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1 07:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    Nocturne No. 17 in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1
    Duration
    07:43
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  20. 6 Nocturne No. 18 in E Major, Op. 62, No. 2 06:29
    Track
    6
    Title
    Nocturne No. 18 in E Major, Op. 62, No. 2
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  21. 7 Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1 03:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  22. 8 Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth. 03:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth.
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  23. 9 Nocturne in C Minor, Op. posth. [KKIVb/8] 03:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    Nocturne in C Minor, Op. posth. [KKIVb/8]
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tom Hicks