Field: Piano Concertos, Nocturnes & Sonatas / Frith, Haslam, Northern Sinfonia
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Field: Piano Concertos, Nocturnes & Sonatas / Frith, Haslam, Northern Sinfonia

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Composer
FIELD, JOHN
Artist
Haslam, Northern Sinfonia, Frith
Format
CD
Discs
6
Label
Naxos
Released
Jan 11, 2019
Catalog #
8506033
UPC
747313603336

About

Irish by birth, John Field gained an international reputation as one of the finest pianists of his time, with delicacy and nuance in his playing that is expressed in his innovative and poetically lyrical ‘Nocturnes.’ Field’s earlier ‘Sonatas’ are more classical in feel, but their sense of flow and dramatic narrative exhibit qualities that are developed and given added virtuoso panache in his fine ‘Piano Concertos,’ works admired by Liszt, Chopin, and Schumann. “Benjamin Frith has done a stellar job in bringing these concertos into the sunlight, brilliantly supported by the Northern Sinfonia under David Haslam.” (Pianist Magazine) “Played with effortless fluency…” (Gramophone) “Benjamin Frith plays with the freshness of discovery and wit.” (Audiophile Audition)

Excerpts of reviews from select, previously released volumes included in this set:

Field: Piano Music Vol 1 - Nocturnes and Sonatas

These "night" pieces are primarily characterized by a dominant, gracefully flowing melody, with most of the harmonic activity in the pianist's left hand. Although other pianists have recorded at least some of Field's Nocturnes--most notably John O'Conor (Telarc) and Miceál O'Rourke (Chandos)--Benjamin Frith's own uniquely inflected, poetic readings have a satisfying aura of intimacy cast in the warm colors of his well-tempered, expertly recorded piano.

– ClassicsToday.com

Field: Piano Concertos No 1 & 3

Both works are played with the effortless fluency we know from his Mendelssohn series - plus all the immediacy and freshness of new discovery.

– Gramophone

Tracklist 46 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro 09:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    09:04
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  3. 2 II. Air Ecossais, "Within a mile of Edinburgh town": Adagio non troppo 06:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Air Ecossais, "Within a mile of Edinburgh town": Adagio non troppo
    Duration
    06:28
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  4. 3 III. Finale: Allegro vivace 05:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Finale: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  5. 4 I. Allegro moderato 17:52
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    17:52
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  6. 5 II. Rondo: Tempo di polacca 13:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Rondo: Tempo di polacca
    Duration
    13:06
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  7. Disc 2
  8. 1 I. Allegro moderato 19:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    19:09
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  9. 2 II. Poco adagio 04:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Poco adagio
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  10. 3 III. Moderato innocente 11:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Moderato innocente
    Duration
    11:35
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  11. 4 I. Allegro moderato 17:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    17:54
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  12. 5 II. Siciliano: Poco adagio 03:23
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Siciliano: Poco adagio
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  13. 6 III. Rondo: Allegretto 12:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegretto
    Duration
    12:04
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  14. Disc 3
  15. 1 I. Allegro moderato 16:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    16:54
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  16. 2 II. Adagio 02:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  17. 3 III. Rondo allegro 07:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo allegro
    Duration
    07:31
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  18. 4 I. Allegro moderato 19:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    19:15
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  19. 5 II. Larghetto 05:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  20. 6 III. Rondo moderato 05:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Rondo moderato
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  21. Disc 4
  22. 1 I. Allegro moderato 17:49
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    17:49
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  23. 2 II. Rondo: Allegro moderato 14:06
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Rondo: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    14:06
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Northern Sinfonia
    Conductor
    David Haslam
  24. 3 Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat Major, H. 31: I. Allegro moderato (arr. H. Priegnitz as Irish Concerto) 22:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat Major, H. 31: I. Allegro moderato (arr. H. Priegnitz as Irish Concerto)
    Duration
    22:40
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Mogrelia
  25. 4 I. Moderato 05:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  26. 5 II. Rondo: Moderato 06:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Rondo: Moderato
    Duration
    06:32
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  27. Disc 5
  28. 1 Nocturne No. 1 in E-Flat Major, H. 24 03:49
    Track
    1
    Title
    Nocturne No. 1 in E-Flat Major, H. 24
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  29. 2 Nocturne No. 2 in C Minor, H. 25 03:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    Nocturne No. 2 in C Minor, H. 25
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  30. 3 Nocturne No. 3 in A-Flat Major, H. 26 04:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    Nocturne No. 3 in A-Flat Major, H. 26
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  31. 4 Nocturne No. 4 in A Major, H. 36 05:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    Nocturne No. 4 in A Major, H. 36
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  32. 5 Nocturne No. 5 in B-Flat Major, H. 37A 02:51
    Track
    5
    Title
    Nocturne No. 5 in B-Flat Major, H. 37A
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  33. 6 I. Allegro moderato 06:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  34. 7 II. Rondo: Allegro 04:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  35. 8 Nocturne No. 6 in F Major, H. 40A 05:04
    Track
    8
    Title
    Nocturne No. 6 in F Major, H. 40A
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  36. 9 Nocturne No. 7 in C Major, H. 45A 05:16
    Track
    9
    Title
    Nocturne No. 7 in C Major, H. 45A
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  37. 10 Nocturne No. 8 in A Major, H. 14E 04:19
    Track
    10
    Title
    Nocturne No. 8 in A Major, H. 14E
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  38. 11 I. Allegro vivace 06:33
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    06:33
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  39. 12 II. Allegro vivace 04:39
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  40. 13 Nocturne No. 9 in E-Flat Major, H. 30 04:00
    Track
    13
    Title
    Nocturne No. 9 in E-Flat Major, H. 30
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  41. Disc 6
  42. 1 Nocturne No. 10 in E Minor, H. 46B 03:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    Nocturne No. 10 in E Minor, H. 46B
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  43. 2 Nocturne No. 11 in E-Flat Major, H. 56A 06:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    Nocturne No. 11 in E-Flat Major, H. 56A
    Duration
    06:34
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  44. 3 Nocturne No. 12 in G Major, H. 58D 02:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    Nocturne No. 12 in G Major, H. 58D
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  45. 4 Nocturne No. 13 in D Minor, H. 59A 03:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    Nocturne No. 13 in D Minor, H. 59A
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  46. 5 Nocturne No. 14 in C Major, H. 60A 08:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    Nocturne No. 14 in C Major, H. 60A
    Duration
    08:57
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  47. 6 I. Non troppo allegro, ma con fuoco e con espressione 07:06
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Non troppo allegro, ma con fuoco e con espressione
    Duration
    07:06
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  48. 7 II. Rondo: Allegretto scherzando 07:22
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Rondo: Allegretto scherzando
    Duration
    07:22
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  49. 8 Nocturne No. 15 in C Major, H. 61A 05:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    Nocturne No. 15 in C Major, H. 61A
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  50. 9 Nocturne No. 16 in F Major, H. 62 04:53
    Track
    9
    Title
    Nocturne No. 16 in F Major, H. 62
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  51. 10 Nocturne No. 17 in E Major, H. 54A 11:00
    Track
    10
    Title
    Nocturne No. 17 in E Major, H. 54A
    Duration
    11:00
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith
  52. 11 Nocturne No. 18 in E Major, H. 13R, "Le midi" 06:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    Nocturne No. 18 in E Major, H. 13R, "Le midi"
    Duration
    06:14
    Composer
    John Field
    Performer
    Benjamin Frith