Claire Huangci - A Chopin Diary (Complete Nocturnes) (2017)

Before pianist Claire Huangci gave a private concert for Bill Clinton at the age of 10, before she studied at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia as a teen, before she performed with countless orchestras around the world and before she released two critically acclaimed albums, with another set for release later this year, she was like most children practicing the piano.

“Chopin has always been the composer that has accompanied me the most throughout my life,” Huangci said. “I think it’s safe to say he’s the pianist’s composer. There’s no pianist I can imagine that would not put Chopin as one of their first loves.”

Known for performing Chopin’s “bigger” pieces, his sonatas, preludes and ballades, Huangci decided to pay tribute to the composer on her upcoming album in a way fans might not have expected, putting those bigger pieces aside for his Nocturnes, which mean more to her personally.

TRACKLIST

01. Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1 - Claire Huangci
02. Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2 - Claire Huangci
03. Nocturne No. 3 in B Major, Op. 9 No. 3 - Claire Huangci
04. Nocturne No. 4 in F Major, Op. 15 No. 1 - Claire Huangci
05. Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2 - Claire Huangci
06. Nocturne No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 15 No. 3 - Claire Huangci
07. Nocturne No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 1 - Claire Huangci
08. Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2 - Claire Huangci
09. Nocturne No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32 No. 1 - Claire Huangci
10. Nocturne No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32 No. 2 - Claire Huangci
11. Nocturne No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 37 No. 1 - Claire Huangci
12. Nocturne No. 12 in G Major, Op. 37 No. 2 - Claire Huangci
13. Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1 - Claire Huangci
14. Nocturne No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 48 No. 2 - Claire Huangci
15. Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1 - Claire Huangci
16. Nocturne No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 No. 2 - Claire Huangci
17. Nocturne No. 17 in B Major, Op. 62 No. 1 - Claire Huangci
18. Nocturne No. 18 in E Major, Op. 62 No. 2 - Claire Huangci
19. Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1 - Claire Huangci
20. Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor (Posthum) - Claire Huangci
21. Nocturne No. 21 in C Minor (Posthum) - Claire Huangci
22. Nocturne oubliée in C-Sharp Minor - Claire Huangci
23. Étude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7 - Claire Huangci & Tristan Cornut