Anyone who thinks that Chopin's nocturnes are not "technically" demanding has obviously never spent time studying them. They are quintessential Chopin and demand infinite attention to matters of touch, pedalling, and tone production from start to finish A hasty or shallow performance, such as might work with the Fantaisie-Imromptu, for instance, will not suffice here. To play them well is no small task and requires a great deal of emotional investment tempered by a controlled technique; fortunately Arrau is up to the challenge, as this recording attests.

Track List:

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)

CD 1:
01. No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 9/1 [0:05:49.00]
02. No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 9/2 [0:04:49.00]
03. No. 3 in B Major, Op. 9/3 [0:07:18.00]
04. No. 4 in F Major, Op. 15/1 [0:05:07.00]
05. No. 5 in F-sharp Major, Op. 15/2 [0:03:49.00]
06. No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 15/3 [0:04:44.00]
07. No. 7 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27/1 [0:05:28.00]
08. No. 8 in D-flat Major, Op. 27/2 [0:06:21.00]
09. No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32/1 [0:05:43.00]
10. No. 10 in A-flat Major, Op. 32/2 [0:05:21.00]
11. No. 11 in G minor, Op. 37/1 [0:07:16.00]

CD 2:
01. No. 12 in G Major, Op. 37/2 [0:07:07.00]
02. No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48/1 [0:06:22.00]
03. No. 14 in F Sharp Major, Op. 48/2 [0:07:52.00]
04. No. 15 in F-minor, Op. 55/1 [0:05:45.00]
05. No. 16 in E-flat Majoe, Op. 62/1 [0:05:33.00]
06. No. 17 in B major, Op. 62/1 [0:07:45.00]
07. No. 18 in E Major, Op. 62/2 [0:07:13.00]
08. No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72/1 [0:04:17.00]
09. No. 20 in C-sharp Minor, Op. Posth. [0:04:30.00]
10. No. 21 in C Minor, Op. posth [0:03:42.00]

Performers:
Claudio Arrau - piano