Here Moura Lympany plays a selection of Études, Nocturnes, Préludes and Waltzes by Frédéric François Chopin. She makes such lovely music of the Études, all the melodic lines in these pieces floating above a shimmering texture, that one must remind oneself there are great technical difficulties to overcome. The Nocturnes are alive with song, rhythmically unequivocal, and not at all sentimental. Under her guidance, these are not charming salon pieces but poetic utterances of great and beautiful importance. In her performances of the Préludes, each tells its own dramatic story, none is incidental. And the Waltzes dance, even the lyrical Opus 34 N°2.
It's a shame I have no Mazurkas to share with you. I also regret that I have not found some of Chopin's larger works, Ballades, Scherzi, the Barcarolle, or the Fantasy in F minor. It would be wonderful to see how she handled a longer work from a structural standpoint.
Chopin Etude in C sharp minor Op 10 n4 Recorded in 1963
Chopin Etudes Op 10 Nos 4 and 5 Recorded in 1995
Chopin Etudes Op 25 Nos 1 and 2 Recorded in 1995
Chopin Nocturne No 8 in D flat Op 27 N°2 Recorded in 1961
Chopin Nocturne No 9 in B Major Op 32 N°1 Recorded in 1961
Chopin Nocturne N°12 in G Major, Op 37 N°2 Recorded in 1961
Chopin Nocturne N°17 in B Major, Op 62 N°1 Recorded in 1961
Chopin Preludes Nos 3, 17, 18 and 19, from Op.28 Recorded in 1993
Chopin Waltz in A flat Op 34 N°1 Recorded in 1959
Chopin Waltzes Op 34 Nos 2 and 3 Recorded in 1959
Chopin Waltzes Op 69 N°2 and Op 70 N°1 Recorded in 1959
