FIELD, J.: Piano Concertos / Nocturnes / Piano Sonatas (6CD)

John Field (1782–1837) – Piano Concertos, Nocturnes & Sonatas (6CD)

CD 1 – Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, H. 27

1. I. Allegro

2. II. Air Écossais "Within a Mile of Edinburgh Town": Adagio Non Troppo

3. III. Finale: Allegro Vivace

Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, H. 32

4. I. Allegro Moderato

5. II. Rondo: Tempo Di Polacca

Performers:

Benjamin Frith – Piano
Northern Sinfonia
David Haslam – Conductor

CD 2 – Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4

Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-flat major, H. 31

1. I. Allegro Moderato

2. II. Poco Adagio

3. III. Rondo: Moderato Innocente

Piano Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major, H. 28

4. I. Allegro Moderato

5. II. Siciliano: Poco Adagio

6. III. Rondo: Allegretto

Performers:

Benjamin Frith – Piano
Northern Sinfonia
David Haslam – Conductor

CD 3 – Piano Concertos Nos. 5 and 6

Piano Concerto No. 5 in C major, H. 39 "L'Incendie Par L'Orage"

1. I. Allegro Moderato

2. II. Adagio

3. III. Rondo: Allegro

Piano Concerto No. 6 in C major, H. 49

4. I. Allegro Moderato

5. II. Larghetto

6. III. Rondo: Moderato

Performers:

Benjamin Frith – Piano
Northern Sinfonia
David Haslam – Conductor

CD 4 – Piano Concerto No. 7, Irish Concerto & Piano Sonata No. 4

Piano Concerto No. 7 in C minor, H. 58A

1. I. Allegro Moderato

2. II. Rondo: Allegro Moderato

Irish Concerto (Arr. Hans Priegnitz from Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-flat major, H. 31)

3. Allegro Moderato

Piano Sonata No. 4 in B major, H. 17A

4. I. Moderato

5. II. Rondo: Moderato

Performers:

Benjamin Frith – Piano (Tracks 1–5)
Northern Sinfonia – Orchestra (Tracks 1–2)
David Haslam – Conductor (Tracks 1–2)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Track 3)
Andrew Mogrelia – Conductor (Track 3)

CD 5 – Piano Music, Vol. 1: Nocturnes Nos. 1–9 & Piano Sonatas

1. Nocturne No. 1 in E-flat major, H. 24

2. Nocturne No. 2 in C minor, H. 25

3. Nocturne No. 3 in A-flat major, H. 26

4. Nocturne No. 4 in A major, H. 36

5. Nocturne No. 5 in B-flat major, H. 37A

Piano Sonata No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 1, No. 1

6. I. Allegro Moderato

7. II. Rondo: Allegro

8. Nocturne No. 6 in F major, H. 40A

9. Nocturne No. 7 in C major, H. 45A

10. Nocturne No. 8 in A major, H. 14E

Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 1, No. 2

11. I. Allegro Vivace

12. II. Allegro Vivace

13. Nocturne No. 9 in E-flat major, H. 30

Performer:

Benjamin Frith – Piano

CD 6 – Piano Music, Vol. 2: Nocturnes Nos. 10–18 & Piano Sonata No. 3

1. Nocturne No. 10 in E minor, H. 46B

2. Nocturne No. 11 in E-flat major, H. 56A

3. Nocturne No. 12 in G major, H. 58D

4. Nocturne No. 13 in D minor, H. 59A

5. Nocturne No. 14 in C major, H. 60A

Piano Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3

6. I. Non Troppo Allegro, Ma Con Fuoco E Con Espressione

7. II. Rondo: Allegretto Scherzando

8. Nocturne No. 15 in C major, H. 61A

9. Nocturne No. 16 in F major, H. 62

10. Nocturne No. 17 in E major "Grand Pastorale", H. 65

11. Nocturne No. 18 in E major "Le Midi", H. 13R

Performer:

Benjamin Frith – Piano