Rediscovering seldom played music...

Soubasse

New member
Field certainly should be better known, he wrote many fine works. And it's slowly becoming more widely acknowledged that he was certainly one of the first composers, (possibly the first) to develop the form of "Nocturne" that Chopin later popularised. Lovely stuff.
 

JHC

Chief assistant to the assistant chief
Yep the Nocturne are superb and I have a CD of them, will have to find and play.
 

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
Field certainly should be better known, he wrote many fine works. And it's slowly becoming more widely acknowledged that he was certainly one of the first composers, (possibly the first) to develop the form of "Nocturne" that Chopin later popularised. Lovely stuff.

If my memory serves me Chopin was indeed enamored by the work of John Field.
 

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
Looking at Chopin's and Field's birth and death dates I am wondering if they hadn't crossed paths in their lives? Anyone care to guess?
 
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