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Title: No. Just no.
Review: Chopin's nocturnes are some of the most beautiful pieces of music ever composed; this recording does not begin to do them justice. I am glad to see that Amazon is no longer stocking this item because I bought it many years ago and have regretted it ever since. Some recordings are worth owning (especially "complete" sets) for reference, just to know what a piece sounds like. That may be the only reason to buy this album, but recordings I buy for this reason have to be unabrasive, objective, and at a certain standard. When I listen to Tipo play, I start hating the nocturnes-- definitely not the right reaction. Some of the performances are decent, but many are sheer murder to listen to. They are over-sentimentalized, self-conscious, and boring.Listen to the Rubinstein collection recording of the nocturnes; it is missing two posthumously published nocturnes (c sharp minor and c minor), but you can be filled in on those from other recordings (for example, the film soundtrack to The Pianist).
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