For some his rubato in the Nocturnes has an effect on the music like a life­force being thwarted and blocked‚ while others will claim that Chopin was hardly an easy or ‘comfortable’ composer and that ...

John Field is a relatively unknown name in today’s classical music world, but he was a hugely influential figure in his day and created the nocturne, a form later perfected by Frédéric Chopin. He was ...