CHOPIN - TAMAS VASARY - NOCTURNES NR. 11-20 - Incredible Technical Command LP
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TAMAS VASARY - FREDERIC CHOPIN - NOCTURNES NR. 11-20


LP RECORD NUMBER DGG 136 487 STEREO

Record is VG++ Mint

Cover is mint in shrink

Nocturne No.11 in G minor op.37 No.1.
Nocturne No.12 in G op.37 No.2.
Nocturne No.13 in C minor op.48 No.1.
Nocturne No.14 in F sharp minor op.48 No.2.
Nocturne No.15 in F minor op.55 No.1.


Nocturne No.16 in E flat op.55 No.2.
Nocturne No.17 in B major op.62 No.1.
Nocturne No.18 in E Major op.62 No.2.
Nocturne No.19 in E minor op.72 No.1.
Nocturne No.20 in C sharp minor op.posth.




Nocturne No.12 Op. 37, No.2 shows Vasary at his finest..

Vasary's chopin is incomparable, wonderful, essential. these 1965 stereo recordings of the nocturnes are among the finest available -- even in this abbreviated format.
to my sensibility, the key to vasary's approach is its depth and nuance. each phrase seems sculpted from the heart, and susceptible to the heart's changes of emotion; there is a marvelous dynamic range and sensitivity to changes in tempo; above all, there is an inexpressible landscape of poetry that is simply invisible in the other, "read the text" interpretations. vasary might claim to have channeled chopin's spirit, so absolutely right do his interpretations sound. the hidden element is his technical command: even richter's playing does not surpass vasary's ability to turn on the power when necessary (for example, in the A flat ballade). these recordings are among the unique treasures of the chopin catalog.