Benjamin Grosvenor – Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3 – CD

Benjamin Grosvenor explores the depths of Chopin with this album featuring ‘Piano Sonatas 2 & 3’. Benjamin’s ninth album for Decca Classics features two of Chopin’s most profound and contrasting works. Written nearly a decade apart, these masterpieces showcase the range of Chopin’s emotional and musical brilliance. Alongside the sonatas are three shorter works: the dramatic ‘Ballade No. 1’, the peaceful lullaby ‘Berceuse’, and two ‘Nocturnes’.

1 I. Grave – Doppio Movimento
2 II. Scherzo – Più Lento
3 III. Marche Funèbre. Lento
4 IV. Finale. Presto
5 Berceuse in D-flat Major, Op. 57
6 Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
7 Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1
8 Nocturne No. 16 in E-flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2
9 I. Allegro Maestoso
10 II. Scherzo. Molto Vivace
11 III. Largo
12 IV. Finale. Presto Non Tanto