Field- Complete Nocturnes

Product Description Following her critically acclaimed coupling of the Britten & Barber Piano Concertos with the London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Joy Roe enlightens the extraordinary world of John Field. Field, an Irish composer, is regarded as the "Father of the Nocturne" who predates Chopin. This release is the first recording of all 18 Nocturnes on a single album. Review Well done to Elizabeth Joy Roe for championing the piece [Barber]; she should win it many friends . . . Britten's Nocturne is rather breath-taking and, surprisingly, reminds of Chopin. It invites many listens. --Classical Source Roe brings an incisive and well-articulated touch to the ebullient first movement of the Britten . . . Her treatment of the Impromptu is lyrical and tender --BBC Music Magazine Roe's pinpoint playing allows the elegiac slow movement to speak with a cool-headed intimacy --Gramophone