[ Decca / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 23 May 2025
Benjamin Grosvenor explores the depths of Chopin with new 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.
Ballades (4)
» no.1 in G minor, op.23
Berceuse in D flat major, op.57
Nocturnes (21)
» no.15 in F minor, op.55 no.1
» no.16 in E flat major, op.55 no.2
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.35 'Funeral March'
Piano Sonata no.3 in B minor, op.58