The Consensus Best Chopin Nocturne Ever Recorded | Ep. 2 The Chopin Podcast

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0:09 More Nocturne recordings than stars in the night sky
1:01 The intimate lyricism of Nelson Freire's late Nocturnes
1:53 Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2
2:55 Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 27 No. 2
3:21 Nocturne in G minor, Op. 15 No. 3
3:41 Nocturne in B major, Op. 62 No. 1
4:27 Ignaz Friedman's mastery
5:45 Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 55 No. 2

Hosted and created by Ben Laude.

Thanks to Jed Distler for sharing his years of careful listening.
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