Benjamin Grosvenor explores the depths of Chopin with new album featuring Piano sonatas 2 & 3. Benjamin’s ninth album for Decca classics features two of Chopin’s most profound and contrasting works. Written nearly a decade apart, these masterpieces showcase the range of Chopin’s emotional and musical brilliance. Alongside the sonatas are three shorter works: the dramatic Ballade No.1, the peaceful lullaby Berceuse, and two Nocturnes.

Tracklist

1 Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": I. Grave – Doppio movimento
2 Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo – Più lento
3 Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": III. Marche funèbre. Lento
4 Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": IV. Finale. Presto
5 Chopin: Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
6 Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
7 Chopin: Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1
8 Chopin: Nocturne No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 No. 2
9 Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso
10 Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: II. Scherzo. Molto vivace
11 Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: III. Largo
12 Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: IV. Finale. Presto non tanto