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John Field
Person · male · Ireland · Dublin · born 1782 · died 1837 · recording since 1985
Irish pianist, composer, and teacher
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Also known as 约翰·菲尔德
Timeline
27 events▣ Album 24◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1780s
1830s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: 15 Nocturnes
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1990s
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Album: Piano Concertos: No. 1 in E-flat major / No. 2 in A-flat major
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Album: Piano Concertos, Vol. 2: No. 4 in E-flat major / No. 6 in C major
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Album: Piano Concertos, Vol. 3: No. 3 in E-flat major / No. 5 in C major "L'incendie par l'orage"
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Album: Piano Concertos, Vol. 4: Piano Concerto no. 7 in C / Music for Piano & Strings
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography1,786 words · 7 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1370777095
Biography
John Field (26 July 1782 – 23 January 1837) was an Irish pianist and composer. He is widely credited as the inventor of the nocturne. While many of his contemporaries wrote in a similar style, Field was the first to use the term to apply to a character piece featuring a cantabile melody over an arpeggiated accompaniment.
Born into a musical family in Dublin, he received his early education in the city, particularly with Tommaso Giordani. The family moved to London in 1793 where, under the tutelage of Muzio Clementi, Field soon became a famous and sought-after concert pianist. Together, they visited Paris, Vienna, and Saint Petersburg. Ambiguity surrounds Field's decision to remain in the latter, but it is likely that Field acted as a sales representative for Clementi & Co.
Field was very highly regarded by his contemporaries and his playing and compositions influenced many major composers, including Felix Mendelssohn, Frédéric Chopin, Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, and Franz Liszt. Although little is known of Field's time in Russia, he undoubtedly contributed substantially to concerts and teaching, and to the development of the Russian piano school.
Amongst his students were Charles Mayer, Alexandre Dubuque, and Antoine de Kontski.
1782–1801: Early life
Field was born 26 July 1782 in Golden Lane, Dublin, the eldest son of Irish parents who were members of the Church of Ireland. He was baptised on 30 September. His father, Robert Field, earned his living by playing the violin in Dublin theatres. Field first studied the piano under his grandfather (also named John Field), who was a professional organist, and later under Tommaso Giordani. He made his debut at the age of nine, a performance that was well-received, on 24 March 1792 in Dublin. According to an early biographer, W. H. Grattan Flood, Field started composing in Ireland, but no evidence exists to support his claim. Flood also asserted that Field's family moved to Bath, Somerset, in 1793 and lived there for a short time, and this too is considered unlikely by modern researchers. By late 1793, though, the Fields had settled in London, where the young pianist started studying with Muzio Clementi. This arrangement was made possible by Field's father, who was perhaps able to secure the apprenticeship through Giordani, who knew Clementi.
Field continued giving public performances and soon became famous in London, attracting favourable comments from the press and the local musicians. Around 1795 his performance of a Dussek piano concerto was praised by Haydn. Field continued his studies with Clementi, also helping the Italian with the making and selling of instruments. He also took up violin playing, which he studied under J. P. Solomon. His first published compositions were issued by Clementi in 1795; the first historically important work, Piano Concerto No. 1, H 27, was premiered by the composer in London on 7 February 1799, when he was aged 16. Field's first official opus was a set of three piano sonatas published by (and dedicated to) Clementi in 1801.
1802–1829: Settling in Russia
In summer 1802 Field and Clementi left London and went to Paris on business. They soon travelled to Vienna, where Field took a brief course in counterpoint under Johann Georg Albrechtsberger and had meetings with both Haydn and Beethoven, the latter whom Field played for in October, and Beethoven highly praised him. In early winter he arrived in Saint Petersburg. Field was inclined to stay, impressed by the artistic life of the city. Clementi left in June 1803, but not before securing Field a teaching post in Narva and "appointing" the young man as his deputy, so that Field would receive similarly high fees. After Clementi's departure, Field had a busy concert season, eventually performing at the newly founded Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Society. In 1805 Field embarked on a concert tour of the Baltic states, staying in Saint Petersburg during the summer. The following year he gave his first concert in Moscow. Clementi arranged the publication of some of Field's old works in Russia in late 1806; he evidently sold Field a piano in exchange for music. Field returned to Moscow in April 1807 and apparently did not revisit Saint Petersburg until 1811 (but he kept his apartment at Vasilievsky Island). In 1810 he married Adelaide Percheron, a French pianist and former pupil.
Up to 1808, almost all publications of Field's music were reissues of old works. In 1808–9 he finally began publishing newly composed music, starting with piano variations on Russian folksongs: Air russe varié for piano 4 hands, H 10, and Kamarinskaya for piano, H 22. In 1811 the composer returned to Saint Petersburg. He spent the next decade of his life here, more productive than ever before, publishing numerous new pieces and producing corrected editions of old ones. He was successful in establishing a fruitful collaboration with both H. J. Dalmas, the most prominent Russian publisher of the time, and Breitkopf & Härtel, one of the most important music publishing houses of Europe. In 1815 Field fathered an illegitimate son, Leon Charpentier (later Leon Leonov), but remained with his wife. They had a son, Adrien, in 1819; Leon would later become a famous tenor, active in Russia, while Adrien followed his father's steps and became a pianist. By 1819 Field was sufficiently wealthy to be able to refuse the position of court pianist that was offered to him. His lifestyle and social behaviour were becoming more and more extravagant.
In 1818 Field revisited Moscow on business, prompted by his collaboration with the publisher Wenzel. He and his wife gave a series of concerts in the city in 1821, the last of which marked their last appearance in public together. Adelaide left Field soon afterwards (taking Adrien with her) and attempted a solo career, which was not particularly successful. Field stayed in Moscow and continued performing and publishing his music. In 1822 he met Johann Nepomuk Hummel; the two collaborated on a performance of Hummel's Sonata for Piano 4-Hands, Op. 92.
1830–1837: Last years and death
Partly as a result of his extravagant lifestyle, Field's health began deteriorating by the mid-1820s. From about 1823 his concert appearances started decreasing; by the late 1820s he was suffering from rectal cancer. Field left for London to seek medical attention. He arrived in September 1831 and, after an operation, gave concerts there and in Manchester. He stayed in England for some time, meeting distinguished figures such as Mendelssohn and Moscheles. In March 1832 his former teacher and friend Clementi died, and Field served as pallbearer at his funeral. On Christmas Day 1832 Field was in Paris, performing his 7th Piano Concerto, which received a mixed reaction, just as at his recent concerts in England. After a series of concerts in various European cities, Field spent nine months (1834–5) in a Naples hospital. His Russian patrons rescued him. He briefly stayed with Carl Czerny in Vienna, where he gave three recitals, and then returned to Moscow with his son Adrien. He gave his last concert in March 1836 and died in Moscow almost a year later, on 23 January 1837, from pneumonia. He was buried in Vvedenskoye Cemetery. According to an eyewitness report, when asked on his deathbed what his religion was, Field replied with a characteristic pun: "I am not a Calvinist, but a Claveciniste (French for harpsichordist)."
Music
Field became well known for his post-London style, probably developed in Moscow around 1807. The characteristic texture is that of a chromatically decorated melody over sonorous left-hand parts supported by sensitive pedalling. Field also had an affinity for ostinato patterns and pedal points, rather unusual for the prevailing styles of the day. Entirely representative of these traits are Field's 18 nocturnes and associated pieces such as Andante inedit, H 64. These works were some of the most influential music of the early Romantic period: they do not adhere to a strict formal scheme (such as the sonata form), and they create a mood without text or programme. These pieces were admired by Frédéric Chopin, who subsequently made the piano nocturne famous, and Franz Liszt, who published an edition of the nocturnes based on rare Russian sources that incorporated late revisions by Field. Liszt's preface to the said edition was an extensive eulogy for Field and his nocturnes.
Field also gave a few lessons to the young Mikhail Glinka, who was to become the first notable Russian composer.
Similarly influential were Field's early piano concertos, which occupied a central place in the development of the genre in the 19th century. Already the earliest of these works show competent and imaginative orchestration, and bold, original piano writing. One interesting trait of his piano concertos is their limited choice of keys: they all use either E♭ major or C major at some point (or both, in the last concerto's case). Composers such as Hummel, Kalkbrenner, Mendelssohn and Moscheles were influenced by these works, which are particularly notable for their central movements, frequently nocturne-like. Some of the less-known works were also historically important: particularly the piano fantasies, in which Field pioneered the Romantic large-scale episodic structure.
None of his piano sonatas, and only two of his seven piano concertos, have a formal slow movement. In performance, Field would interpolate an existing nocturne in a related key or improvise one.
List of works
This list is arranged according to Hopkinson numbers, introduced in the 1961 catalogue by Cecil Hopkinson. Many of these works were arranged for other instruments and/or revised by the composer himself; such arrangements and revised versions are not listed.
Ephemera
In the Dublin suburb of Walkinstown there is a road called Field Avenue, one of a number of so-called 'musical roads' named after prominent Irish musicians.
He is mentioned in passing in War and Peace when Countess Rostova calls on the Rostov household musician to play her favourite nocturne.
Also, in Tolstoy's Childhood, Field is said to have taught the narrator's mother to play: "Mamma was playing Field's second concerto. Field had been her master." (Everyman Library, trans. C. J. Hogarth.)
Field is mentioned in Poshekhonskaya Antiquity by Saltykov-Shchedrin. [Салтыков-Щедрин, М.Е. Пошехонская Старина. --М: Правда, 1980.]
"Она у Фильда уроки берет. Дорогонек этот Фильд, по золотенькому за час платим, но за то . . . "
[Знаменитый в то время композитор-пианист, родом англичанин, поселившийся и состарившийся в Москве. Под конец жизни он давал уроки только у себя на дому и одинаково к ученикам и ученицам выходил в халате. (Прим. М Е. Салтыкова-Щедрина)]
She takes lessons from Field. That Field is expensive, we pay a gold piece an hour, but for that...
[A famous composer-pianist at the time, an Englishman by birth, who had settled and grew old in Moscow. Toward the end of his life he gave lessons only in his home and went to his pupils, male or female alike, in his housecoat. Author's note.]
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 40 | 94.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 32 | 90.9th |
| Studio albums | 26 | 97.7th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 27 | 96.1th |
| Recording span (years) | -148 | 4.2th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (32 release groups · 26 studio albums)
Albums · 26
1985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:04:08
1Nocturne no. 1 in E-flat major3:302Nocturne no. 2 in C minor2:503Nocturne no. 3 in A-flat major4:004Nocturne no. 4 in A major5:075Nocturne no. 5 in B-flat major2:336Nocturne no. 6 in F major4:297Nocturne no. 7 in C major5:028Nocturne no. 8 in A major4:119Nocturne no. 9 in E-flat major3:1410Nocturne no. 10 in E minor3:1611Nocturne no. 11 in E-flat major5:3512Nocturne no. 12 in G major2:4813Nocturne no. 13 in D minor3:2914Nocturne no. 14 in C major9:0415Nocturne no. 15 in C major5:001989 · studio album
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Disc 11Nocturne no. 1 in E-flat major5:082Nocturne no. 2 in C minor4:293Nocturne no. 3 in A-flat major4:124Nocturne no. 4 in A major5:585Nocturne no. 5 in B-flat major3:236Nocturne no. 6 in F major5:407Nocturne no. 7 in C major5:088Nocturne no. 8 in A major5:149Nocturne no. 9 in E-flat major4:23Disc 21Nocturne no. 10 in E minor4:042Nocturne no. 11 in E-flat major4:123Nocturne no. 12 in G major2:464Nocturne no. 13 in D minor3:575Nocturne no. 14 in C major9:226Nocturne no. 15 in C major4:117Nocturne no. 16 in F major5:488Nocturne no. 17 in E major6:389Nocturne no. 18 in E major5:311990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 54:22
1Sonata in E-flat major, op. 1 no. 1 (H8/1): I. Allegro moderato7:392Sonata in E-flat major, op. 1 no. 1 (H8/1): II. Rondo [Allegretto]4:293Sonata in A major, op. 1 no. 2 (H8/2): I. Allegro moderato8:294Sonata in A major, op. 1 no. 2 (H8/2): II. Allegro vivace5:115Sonata in C minor, op. 1 no. 3 (H8/3): I. Non troppo allegro, ma con fuoco e con espressione7:476Sonata in C minor, op. 1 no. 3 (H8/3): II. Rondo (Allegretto scherzando)7:527Sonata in B major (H17): I. Moderato5:558Sonata in B major (H17): II. Rondo (Moderato)7:001990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:05:52
1Nocturne in E-flat major: Molto moderato3:402Nocturne in C minor: Moderato e molto espressivo3:283Nocturne in A major: Poco adagio5:274Nocturne in B-flat major: Andantino3:075Nocturne in F major: Andante4:566Nocturne in A major: Andante4:017Nocturne in E-flat major: Andantino3:328Nocturne in E minor: Adagio3:129Nocturne in E-flat major: Moderato5:3810Nocturne in G major: Lento2:1511Nocturne in D minor: Lento3:4012Nocturne in C major: Molto moderato9:3913Nocturne in C major: Molto moderato3:4514Nocturne in F major: Molto moderato5:0915Midi in E major: Allegretto4:231992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:16:01
1Piano Sonata no.1 in E–flat major, op. 1/1, H. 8/1: 1. Allegro moderato7:342Piano Sonata no. 1 in E–flat major, op. 1/1, H. 8/1: 2. Rondo. Allegretto4:303Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 1/2, H. 8/2: 1. Allegro moderato8:364Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 1/2, H. 8/2: 2. Allegro vivace3:545Piano Sonata no. 3 in C minor, op. 1/3, H. 8/3: 1. Non troppo allegro, ma con fuoco e con espressione8:146Piano Sonata no. 3 in C minor, op. 1/3, H. 8/3: 2. Rondo. Allegretto scherzando7:277Piano Sonata (no. 4) in B major, H. 17: 1. Moderato7:268Piano Sonata (no. 4) in B major, H. 17: 2. Rondo. Moderato5:509Nocturne no. 3, for piano in A–flat major, H. 265:3210Nocturne no. 7, for piano in C major, H. 456:0611Nocturne no. 17 (Pastorale d'après un manuscrit authentique), for piano in E major, H. 6510:521994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:04:21
1Piano Concerto no. 2 in A-flat major: I. Allegro moderato18:002Piano Concerto no. 2 in A-flat major: II. Poco adagio3:493Piano Concerto no. 2 in A-flat major: III. Rondo. Moderato innocente / Fugato. Moderato10:214Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major: I. Allegro moderato16:115Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major: II. Nocturne in B-flat. Andantino3:386Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major: III. Rondo. Tempo di polacca12:22Piano Concertos: No. 1 in E-flat major / No. 2 in A-flat major
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 55:45
1Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major: Allegro9:132Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major: Air Ecossais (‘within a mile of Edinburgh town’)6:083Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major: Finale: Allegro vivace5:014Concerto no. 2 in A-flat major: Allegro moderato19:235Concerto no. 2 in A-flat major: Poco adagio4:206Concerto no. 2 in A-flat major: Moderato innocente11:40Complete Piano Music, Vol. 3: Rondos & Variations
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:08:03
1Rondo from Piano Concerto no. 5 in C major9:252Rondo from Piano Concerto no. 6 in C major8:143Rondo "Come Again, Come Again" in E major9:384Rondoletto in E-flat minor6:185Variations "Fal Lal La" in A major5:276Variations "Since Then I'm Doom'd" in C major5:287Variations "Logie of Buchan" in C major4:358Variations "Kamarinskaya" in B-flat major3:269Variations "Air du bon Roi Henry IV" in A minor5:0610Variations "Chanson russe variée" in D minor5:3111Variations "Within a Mile of Edinboro Town" in B-flat major4:55Piano Concertos, Vol. 2: No. 4 in E-flat major / No. 6 in C major
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:05:13
1Piano Concerto no. 6 in C major: I. Tempo di marcia, Allegro moderato19:002Piano Concerto no. 6 in C major: II. Larghetto —6:083Piano Concerto no. 6 in C major: III. Moderato6:194Piano Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major: I. Allegro moderato17:395Piano Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major: II. Adagio —4:196Piano Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major: III. Rondo: Allegretto11:48Piano Concertos, Vol. 3: No. 3 in E-flat major / No. 5 in C major "L'incendie par l'orage"
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:00:07
1Piano Concerto no. 5 in C major "L'incendie par l'orage": I. Allegro moderato17:232Piano Concerto no. 5 in C major "L'incendie par l'orage": II. Adagio2:133Piano Concerto no. 5 in C major "L'incendie par l'orage": III. Rondo: Allegro7:584Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major: I. Allegro moderato16:425Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major: II. Cantabile3:466Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major: III. Rondo: Tempo di polacca12:05Piano Concertos, Vol. 4: Piano Concerto no. 7 in C / Music for Piano & Strings
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:08:17
1Piano Concerto no. 7 in C: I. Allegro moderato17:262Piano Concerto no. 7 in C: II. Rondo: Allegro moderato11:433Divertissement no. 1 in E major5:534Rondeau in A-flat major7:335Nocturne no. 16 in F major5:196Quintetto in A-flat major11:077Divertissement no. 2 in A major: I. Pastorale: Andante -5:478Divertissement no. 2 in A major: II. Rondeau: Allegro moderato3:291997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 51:53
1Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, H. 27: Allegro9:072Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, H. 27: Air ecossais “Within a Mile of Edinburgh Town”: Adagio non troppo6:313Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, H. 27: Finale: Allegro vivace5:124Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major, H. 32: Allegro moderato17:575Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major, H. 32: Rondo: Tempo di polacca13:06Piano Music, Volume 1: Nocturnes and Sonatas
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:01:39
1Nocturne no. 1 in E-flat major, H. 243:532Nocturne no. 2 in C minor, H. 253:433Nocturne no. 3 in A-flat major, H. 264:554Nocturne no. 4 in A major, H. 365:315Nocturne no. 5 in B-flat major, H. 372:556Piano Sonata no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 1 no. 1: I. Allegro moderato6:177Piano Sonata no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 1 no. 1: II. Rondo: Allegro4:158Nocturne no. 6 in F major, H. 405:089Nocturne no. 7 in C major, H. 455:1810Nocturne no. 8 in A major "Pastoral", H. 144:2311Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 1 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace6:3712Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 1 no. 2: II. Allegro vivace4:4413Nocturne no. 9 in E-flat major "Romance", H. 304:001999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:01:43
1Piano Concerto no. 2 in A-flat major: Allegro moderato17:122Piano Concerto no. 2 in A-flat major: Poco adagio: Molto espressivo3:433Piano Concerto no. 2 in A-flat major: Rondo: Moderato innocente10:354Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major: Allegro moderato14:495Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major: Nocturne no. 2 in C minor: Moderato e molto espressivo3:486Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major: Rondo: Tempo di Polacca11:361999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:08:25
1Piano Concerto no. 2 in A flat major, H. 31: I. Allegro moderato19:132Piano Concerto no. 2 in A flat major, H. 31: II. Poco adagio4:063Piano Concerto no. 2 in A flat major, H. 31: III. Moderato innocente11:424Piano Concerto no. 4 in E flat major, H. 28: I. Allegro moderato17:585Piano Concerto no. 4 in E flat major, H. 28: II. Siciliano: Poco adagio3:256Piano Concerto no. 4 in E flat major, H. 28: III. Rondo: Allegretto12:01Piano Music, Volume 2: Nocturnes and Sonatas
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:06:57
1Nocturne no. 10 in E minor3:122Nocturne no. 11 in E-flat major6:363Nocturne no. 12 in G major2:284Nocturne no. 13 in D minor3:475Nocturne no. 14 in C major8:596Sonata in C minor, op. 1 no. 3: I. Non troppo allegro, ma con fuoco e con espressione7:097Sonata in C minor, op. 1 no. 3: II. Rondo: Allegretto scherzando7:248Nocturne no. 15 in C major5:109Nocturne no. 16 in F major4:5610Nocturne no. 17 in E major11:0211Midi (Nocturne no. 18) in E major6:142001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 39:28
1No.12 in G Major - Lento2:232No.13 in D Minor "Song Without Words" - Lento3:343No.14 in C Major - Molto Moderato10:024No.15 in C Major - Molto Moderato3:345No.16 in F Major - Molto Moderato4:566No.17 in E Major "Nocturne Pastorale" - Andante Con Moto10:337No.18 in E Major "Nocturne Chracteristique Midi" - Allegro4:262001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 57:25
1Piano Concerto no. 5 in C major, H. 39 “L’Incendie par l’orage”: I. Allegro moderato17:022Piano Concerto no. 5 in C major, H. 39 “L’Incendie par l’orage”: II. Adagio2:033Piano Concerto no. 5 in C major, H. 39 “L’Incendie par l’orage”: III. Rondo allegro7:424Piano Concerto no. 6 in C major, H. 49: I. Allegro moderato19:225Piano Concerto no. 6 in C major, H. 49: II. Larghetto5:366Piano Concerto no. 6 in C major, H. 49: III. Rondo moderato5:402015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 59:00
1Nocturne 9 (H.55): Moderato4:082Nocturne 10A (H.63): Andantino2:353Nocturne 10B (H.63): Andantino3:474Nocturne 11 (H.56): Moderato cantabile4:545Playing-with-Field no. 4 (Nocturne 11)2:046Nocturne 12 (H.58): Lento2:247Nocturne 13 (H.59): Lento plaintivo3:468Playing-with-Field no. 5 (Nocturne 13)3:159Nocturne 14 (H.60): Molto moderato7:0410Nocturne 15 (H.61): Molto moderato4:0211Nocturne 16 (H.62): Molto moderato5:0312Serenade (Nocturne 18, H.31): Poco adagio4:3113Pastorale (Nocturne 17, H.14)3:1214Nocturne 22 (H.64): Andante3:4615Playing-with-Field no. 6 (Nocturne 15)4:29Piano Concerto no. 7 / Irish Concerto
2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:06:11
1Piano Concerto no. 7 in C minor, H.58a: I. Allegro moderato17:512Piano Concerto no. 7 in C minor, H.58a: II. Rondo: Allegro moderato14:053Irish Concerto: Allegro Moderato22:404Piano Sonata no. 4 in B major, H.17a: I. Moderato5:035Piano Sonata no. 4 in B major, H.17a: II. Rondo: Moderato6:322021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:15:25
1Nocturne XII en sol majeur, H 582:172Nocturne X en mi mineur, H 463:253Nocturne XIV en ut majeur, H 6010:034Nocturne I en mi bémol majeur, H 243:425Nocturne IV en la majeur, H 365:446Nocturne II en do mineur, H 253:427Nocturne IX en mi bémol majeur, H 304:298Nocturne XI en si bémol majeur, H 566:549Nocturne III en la bémol majeur, H 263:3510Nocturne V en si bémol majeur, H 372:4811Nocturne XIII en ré mineur, H 593:1312Nocturne VI en fa majeur, H 404:4813Nocturne XV en do majeur, H 615:3214Nocturne VIII en la majeur, H 144:5915Nocturne XVI en fa majeur, H 624:5716Nocturne, op. posth. en si bémol majeur5:172024 · studio album
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Disc 11Nocturne No. 1 in E-Flat Major, H 243:192Nocturne No. 2 in C Minor, H 253:403Nocturne No. 3 in a-Flat Major, H 263:454Nocturne No. 4 in a Major, H 366:205Nocturne No. 5 in B-Flat Major, H 372:286Nocturne No. 6 in F Major, H 404:277Nocturne No. 7 in C Major, H 456:068Nocturne No. 8 in a Major, H 14E4:309Nocturne No. 9 in E-Flat Major, H 30A3:5010Nocturne No. 10 in E Minor, H 463:47Disc 21Nocturne No. 11 in E-Flat Major, H 564:552Nocturne No. 12 in G Major, H 58D2:053Nocturne No. 13 in D Minor, H 594:004Nocturne No. 14 in C Major, H 608:275Nocturne No. 15 in C Major, H 614:006Nocturne No. 16 in F Major, H 624:197Nocturne No. 17 in E Major, H 5410:508Nocturne No. 18 "Midi" in E Major, H 13K4:582025 · studio album
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1Nocturne no. 1 in E-flat major, H. 243:072Nocturne no. 2 in C minor, H. 253:073Nocturne no. 3 in A-flat major, H. 263:394Nocturne no. 4 in A major, H. 364:485Nocturne no. 5 in B-flat major, H. 372:546Nocturne no. 6 in F major, H. 40 “Cradle Song”4:337Nocturne no. 7 in A major, H. 144:148Nocturne no. 8 in E-flat major, H. 303:079Nocturne no. 9 in E minor, H. 463:1810Nocturne no. 10 in E major, H. 54 “Nocturne pastorale”6:2711Nocturne no. 11 in E-flat major, H. 564:3112Nocturne no. 12 in E major, H. 13 “Nocturne caractéristique: Noontide”4:3213Nocturne no. 13 in C major, H. 45 “Rêverie-Nocturne”5:3514Nocturne no. 14 in G major, H. 582:3415Nocturne no. 15 in D minor, H. 59 “Song Without Words”3:2516Nocturne no. 16 in C major, H. 608:0817Nocturne no. 17 in C major, H. 613:2418Nocturne no. 18 in F major, H. 624:39Piano Sonatas, Variations, Rondo, Waltz
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1Rondo on Del Caro’s Hornpipe, H. 23:492Piano Sonata in E‐flat major, op. 1 no. 1: I. Allegro moderato5:393Piano Sonata in E‐flat major, op. 1 no. 1: II. Allegretto scherzando3:544Yearning Waltz, H. 511:365Piano Sonata in A major, op. 1 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace6:156Piano Sonata in A major, op. 1 no. 2: II. Allegro vivace3:547Variations on a Russian Folksong5:408Piano Sonata in C minor, op. 1 no. 3: I. Non troppo allegro6:359Piano Sonata in C minor, op. 1 no. 3: II. Allegretto scherzando7:3410Andante Inédit, H. 644:3111Piano Sonata, op. 1 no. 4: I. Moderato5:2112Piano Sonata, op. 1 no. 4: II. Moderato5:55— · studio album
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1Nocturne in E-flat major, H 243:542Nocturne in C minor, H 253:373Nocturne in A-flat major, H 364:124Nocturne in A major, H 365:545Nocturne in B-flat major, H 373:186Nocturne in F major, H 404:427Nocturne in C major, H 455:028Nocturne in A major, H 14e4:259Nocturne in E-flat major, H 303:3710Nocturne in E minor, H 46b2:4111Nocturne in E-flat major, H 56a5:1412Nocturne in G major, H 58d2:2313Nocturne in D minor, H 593:0214Nocturne in F major, H 62a4:3715Nocturne in E major, H 54f9:54— · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 3:25:05
Disc 11Concerto No. 6 in C major33:402Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major20:303Concerto No. 2 in A-flat major (Movements 1 & 2)22:17Disc 21Concerto No. 2 in A-flat major (Movement 3)11:432Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major31:303Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major27:50Disc 31Concerto No. 5 in C major "L'Incendie Par L'Orage"28:002Concerto No. 7 in C minor29:35
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Chopin & Field Piano ConcertosSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 52:421Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21: Maestoso14:09 2Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21: Larghetto9:24 3Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21: Allegro Vivace8:26 4Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, H. 27: Allegro9:07 5Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, H. 27: Air Ecossais "Within a mile of Edinburgh town": Adagio non troppo6:31 6Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, H. 27: Finale: Allegro vivace5:05 | Compilation | 1999 | |
| 2004 | Nocturnes (Complete)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 51 tracks · 4:00:14Disc 1 1Nocturne in E-flat major, H 243:54 2Nocturne in C minor, H 253:37 3Nocturne in A-flat major, H 364:12 4Nocturne in A major, H 365:54 5Nocturne in B-flat major, H 373:18 6Nocturne in F major, H 404:42 7Nocturne in C major, H 455:02 8Nocturne in A major, H 14e4:25 9Nocturne in E-flat major, H 303:37 10Nocturne in E minor, H 46b2:41 11Nocturne in E-flat major, H 56a5:14 12Nocturne in G major, H 58d2:23 13Nocturne in D minor, H 593:02 14Nocturne in F major, H 62a4:37 15Nocturne in E major, H 54f9:54 Disc 21Nocturne in B-flat minor, op. 9 no. 15:02 2Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 9 no. 23:58 3Nocturne in B major, op. 9 no. 36:16 4Nocturne in E minor, op. 72 no. 13:30 5Nocturne in F major, op. 15 no. 14:07 6Nocturne in F-sharp major, op. 15 no. 23:25 7Nocturne in G minor, op. 15 no. 34:55 8Nocturne in B major, op. 32 no. 14:38 9Nocturne in A-flat major, op. 32 no. 25:06 10Nocturne in B major, op. 62 no. 16:50 11Nocturne in E major, op. 62 no. 25:29 12Nocturne in C-sharp minor, op. posth.3:55 Disc 31Nocturne in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 14:55 2Nocturne in D-flat major, op. 27 no. 26:04 3Nocturne in G minor, op. 37 no. 16:22 4Nocturne in G major, op. 37 no. 26:31 5Nocturne in C minor, op. 48 no. 16:05 6Nocturne in F-sharp minor, op. 48 no. 27:01 7Nocturne in F minor, op. 55 no. 14:45 8Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 55 no. 24:57 9Nocturne in C minor, op. posth.2:54 Disc 41Nocturne Alla Field in B-flat major4:42 2Nocturne in A-flat major, op. 121 no. 1: "Les Soupirs de la Harpe Eolienne"4:11 3Nocturne in F major, op. 121 no. 2 (A trois mains)4:03 4Nocturne in F major, op. 6 no. 2 from "Soireés Musicales"5:09 5Nocturne in D-flat major, op. 54: "Les Cloches du Monestère"5:13 6Nocturne in D flat major, op. 1: "Première Pensée"3:48 7Nocturne in B major, op. 225:41 8Notturnio Innamorato in F-sharp minor, op. 63 no. 432:09 9Nocturne in E-flat major5:45 10Nocturne in A-flat major: "La Murmure"3:04 11Nocturne in G minor, op. 21 no. 14:55 12Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 21 no. 26:05 13Nocturne in F minor, op. 24 no. 14:09 14Nocturne in F minor, op. 24 no. 25:25 15Nocturne in G minor: "Pożegnanie"2:38 | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2008 | The Piano ConcertosSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks · 4:09:22Disc 1 1Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major: I. Allegro —9:13 2Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major: II. Air écossais ("'Twas within a mile of Edinboro' Town’) —6:08 3Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major: III. Finale. Allegro vivace5:01 4Concerto no. 2 in A-flat major: I. Allegro moderato —19:23 5Concerto no. 2 in A-flat major: II. Poco adagio —4:20 6Concerto no. 2 in A-flat major: III. Moderato innocente11:40 Disc 21Concerto no. 5 in C major "L'incendie par l'orage": I. Allegro moderato —17:23 2Concerto no. 5 in C major "L'incendie par l'orage": II. Adagio —2:13 3Concerto no. 5 in C major "L'incendie par l'orage": III. Rondo. Allegro7:58 4Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major: I. Allegro moderato —16:42 5Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major: II. Cantabile —3:46 6Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major: III. Rondo. Tempo di polacca12:05 Disc 31Concerto no. 6 in C major: I. Tempo di marcia, Allegro moderato —19:00 2Concerto no. 6 in C major: II. Larghetto —6:08 3Concerto no. 6 in C major: III. Rondo. Moderato6:19 4Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major: I. Allegro moderato —17:39 5Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major: II. Adagio —4:19 6Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major: III. Rondo: Allegretto11:48 Disc 41Concerto no. 7 in C major: I. Allegro maestoso — Lento —17:26 2Concerto no. 7 in C major: II. Rondo. Allegro moderato —11:43 3Divertissement no. 1 in E major5:53 4Rondeau in A-flat major7:33 5Nocturne no. 16 in F major5:19 6Quintetto in A-flat major11:07 7Divertissement no. 2 in A major: I. Pastorale. Andante —5:47 8Divertissement no. 2 in A major: II. Rondo. Allegro moderato3:29 | Compilation | 30 June 2008 | |
| 2012 | Complete Piano ConcertosSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 3:46:54Disc 1 1Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat, H27: I. Allegro9:50 2Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat, H27: II. Air écossais: Adagio non troppo6:58 3Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat, H27: III. Rondo Finale: Allegro vivace5:16 4Piano Concerto no. 2 in A-flat, H31: I. Allegro moderato20:46 5Piano Concerto no. 2 in A-flat, H31: II. Poco adagio3:51 6Piano Concerto no. 2 in A-flat, H31: III. Rondo: Moderato innocente12:26 Disc 21Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat, H32: I. Allegro moderato18:34 2Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat, H32: II. Nocturne no. 2 in C minor, H25: Moderato e molto espressivo5:07 3Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat, H32: III. Rondo: Tempo di Polacca14:25 4Piano Concerto no. 4 in E-flat, H28: I. Allegro moderato18:37 5Piano Concerto no. 4 in E-flat, H28: II. Siciliano: Un poco adagio3:20 6Piano Concerto no. 4 in E-flat, H28: III. Rondo: Allegretto12:56 Disc 31Piano Concerto no. 5 in C, H39: I. Allegro [moderato]18:40 2Piano Concerto no. 5 in C, H39: II. Adagio2:07 3Piano Concerto no. 5 in C, H39: III. Rondo: Allegro8:30 4Piano Concerto no. 6 in C, H49: I. Tempo di marcia: Allegro moderato20:36 5Piano Concerto no. 6 in C, H49: II. Larghetto6:17 6Piano Concerto no. 6 in C, H49: III. Rondo: Moderato6:28 Disc 41Piano Concerto no. 7 in C minor, H58: I. Allegro moderato [maestoso] – Lento – Tempo I18:58 2Piano Concerto no. 7 in C minor, H58: II. Rondo: Allegro moderato13:12 | Compilation | 2012 | |
| 2019 | Piano Concertos, Nocturnes and SonatasSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 46 tracks · 6:12:33Disc 1 1Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, H. 27: I. Allegro9:07 2Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, H. 27: II. Air ecossais “Within a Mile of Edinburgh Town”. Adagio non troppo6:31 3Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, H. 27: III. Finale. Allegro vivace5:12 4Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major, H. 32: I. Allegro moderato17:57 5Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major, H. 32: III. Rondo. Tempo di polacca13:06 Disc 21Piano Concerto no. 2 in A-flat major, H. 31: I. Allegro moderato19:13 2Piano Concerto no. 2 in A-flat major, H. 31: II. Poco adagio4:06 3Piano Concerto no. 2 in A-flat major, H. 31: III. Moderato innocente11:43 4Piano Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major, H. 28: I. Allegro moderato17:58 5Piano Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major, H. 28: II. Siciliano. Poco adagio3:25 6Piano Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major, H. 28: III. Rondo. Allegretto12:03 Disc 31Piano Concerto no. 5 in C major, H. 39 “L’incendie par l’orage”: I. Allegro moderato17:02 2Piano Concerto no. 5 in C major, H. 39 “L’incendie par l’orage”: II. Adagio2:03 3Piano Concerto no. 5 in C major, H. 39 “L’incendie par l’orage”: III. Rondo allegro7:42 4Piano Concerto no. 6 in C major, H. 49A: I. Allegro moderato19:22 5Piano Concerto no. 6 in C major, H. 49A: II. Larghetto5:36 6Piano Concerto no. 6 in C major, H. 49A: III. Rondo moderato5:40 Disc 41Piano Concerto no. 7 in C minor, H. 58a: I. Allegro moderato17:51 2Piano Concerto no. 7 in C minor, H. 58a: II. Rondo. Allegro moderato14:05 3Irish Concerto: Allegro moderato22:40 4Piano Sonata no. 4 in B major, H. 17A: I. Moderato5:03 5Piano Sonata no. 4 in B major, H. 17A: II. Rondo. Moderato6:32 Disc 51Nocturne no. 1 in E-flat major, H. 243:53 2Nocturne no. 2 in C minor, H. 253:43 3Nocturne no. 3 in A-flat major, H. 264:55 4Nocturne no. 4 in A major, H. 365:31 5Nocturne no. 5 in B-flat major, H. 372:55 6Piano Sonata no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 1 no. 1, H. 8A: I. Allegro moderato6:17 7Piano Sonata no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 1 no. 1, H. 8A: II. Rondo. Allegro4:15 8Nocturne no. 6 in F major, H. 40A5:08 9Nocturne no. 7 in C major, H. 45A5:18 10Nocturne no. 8 in A major, H. 14E4:23 11Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 1 no. 2, H. 8A: I. Allegro vivace6:37 12Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 1 no. 2, H. 8A: II. Allegro vivace4:44 13Nocturne no. 9 in E-flat major, H. 304:00 Disc 61Nocturne no. 10 in E minor, H. 46B3:12 2Nocturne no. 11 in E-flat major, H. 56A6:36 3Nocturne no. 12 in G major, H. 58D2:28 4Nocturne no. 13 in D minor, H. 59A3:47 5Nocturne no. 14 in C major, H. 60A8:59 6Piano Sonata no. 3 in C minor, op. 1 no. 3, H. 8A: I. Non troppo allegro, ma con fuoco e con espressione7:09 7Piano Sonata no. 3 in C minor, op. 1 no. 3, H. 8A: II. Rondo. Allegretto scherzando7:24 8Nocturne no. 15 in C major, H. 61A5:10 9Nocturne no. 16 in F major, H. 624:56 10Nocturne no. 17 in E major, H. 54A11:02 11“Midi” (Nocturne no. 18) in E major, H. 13R6:14 | Compilation | 11 January 2019 | |
| — | NocturnesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 27 tracks · 2:04:48Disc 1 1Nocturne op. 9, no. 1 in B-flat minor5:11 2Nocturne op. 9, no. 2 in E-flat major4:07 3Nocturne op. 9, no. 3 in B major6:23 4Nocturne op. 72, no. 1 in E minor3:37 5Nocturne op. 15, no. 1 in F major4:13 6Nocturne op. 15, no. 2 in F-sharp major3:32 7Nocturne op. 15, no. 3 in G minor5:02 8Nocturne op. 32, no. 1 in B major4:43 9Nocturne op. 32, no. 2 in A-flat major5:10 10Nocturne op. 62, no. 1 in B major6:54 11Nocturne op. 62, no. 2 in E major5:32 12Nocturne in C sharp, op. Posth3:54 Disc 21Nocturne no. 1 in E-flat major3:56 2Nocturne no. 2 in C minor3:36 3Nocturne no. 3 in A-flat major4:12 4Nocturne no. 4 in A major5:54 5Nocturne no. 5 in B-flat major3:18 6Nocturne no. 6 in F major4:41 7Nocturne no. 7 in C Major5:02 8Nocturne no. 8 in A major4:25 9Nocturne no. 9 in E-flat Major3:37 10Nocturne no. 10 in E minor2:41 11Nocturne no. 11 in E-flat major5:13 12Nocturne no. 12 in G major2:23 13Nocturne no. 13 in D minor3:02 14Nocturne no. 16 in F major4:37 15Nocturne no. 17 in E major9:53 | Compilation | — |
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 40 | 94.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 32 | 90.9th |
| Studio albums | 26 | 97.7th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 27 | 96.1th |
| Recording span (years) | -148 | 4.2th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
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