Chopin: Nocturnes

Here is one of the most controversial recordings in the Chopin discography! What, Weissenberg - with his boundless virtuosity and his all-or-nothing approach - tackling a repertoire as refined as the Nocturnes? Remaining true to the score, the pianist delivers an album stripped of all superfluous emotion, with relentless clarity and rhythmic rigour, igniting a fire in the most dramatic passages. Is this an approach that is too cold for Chopin’s inner poetry, or a stroke of genius that frees his music from romantic clichés and reveals all the underlying darkness of these pieces? You be the judge!