あふれるリリシズム。
ショパンの孤高の魂を奏でる、リシエツキのノクターン!

1995年、ポーランド人の両親のもと、カナダで生まれた天才ピアニスト、ヤン・リシエツキ。13歳&14歳の時の音楽祭での演奏が、ポーランド国立ショパン協会からリリースされCDデビュー、15歳でドイツ・グラモフォンと契約し、17歳でショパン:練習曲集(全曲)をリリース。非凡なショパン弾きによる待望の夜想曲全曲録音、ピアニストとしての真価を問う話題作がLPでも登場。
21曲のショパンの夜想曲(ノクターン)は、物憂げで美しいメロディと芸術的な深みを併せ持ち、不動の人気を誇るショパンの代表作。ショパンが20歳の時から晩年に至るまで作曲された夜想曲は、豊かなニュアンスとロマン性溢れる音楽性、そして、形式・表現内容の多様な可能性を追求したショパンの作風の変遷を示しています。
ユニバーサル・ミュージック/IMS

発売・販売元 提供資料 （2021/12/22）

Pianist Jan Lisiecki, 26 years old when this recording was released in 2021, was dubbed the Doogie Howser of the piano by the New York Times, and the moniker is apt not only for his youthful appearance but for his wealth of experience. In the music of Chopin, with which he began to make a splash in Poland as early as age 14, hes positively a veteran, and it shows in this traversal of the composers Nocturnes. Lisiecki does not propose any interpretive breakthroughs for these pieces; his tempos are moderate, perhaps on the slow side, and he is expressively self-effacing rather than dramatic, with the focus squarely on the melody. It may take multiple hearings to appreciate his accomplishment here, but those who devote the time will find exceptionally smooth Chopin readings in which every detail has been considered and practiced well. This is not to say that Lisieckis Chopin is mechanical. The quasi-improvisatory element is there and is elegantly realized, but the pianist tends to defer it until later in the piece, after the quiet nocturnal atmosphere has been established. The Berlin Meistersaal is an ideal sound environment for Chopin in general, and here, it contributes a truly magical touch. The next generation of Chopin interpretation is in good hands.

Rovi