Laura Granero: John Field Nocturne Nr 5 with improvised ornamentations on an original fortepiano

“His execution flowed clear and limpid. His fingers glided over the keys, and the sounds they awoke seemed to follow them like a foaming wave-crest. It was easy to see, that for him his chief auditor was himself. His tranquillity was wellnigh somnolent, and the impression that might be made on his hearers was his least care.” (Liszt on John Field)

John Field – Nocturne in B flat Major, H. 37
Laura Granero, original fortepiano (square piano) by Tomkison, c. 1813. Restored by Edwin Beunk ​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠‪@edwinbeunkfortepianocollec5164‬

You can follow the score here:

https://vmirror.imslp.org/files/imgln...


Recorded in 2021

Performed with improvised ornamentations by the interpreter, following early 19th-century performance practice.

Recorded at the church of Cristo Sacerdote
Video by Álvaro Menéndez Granda ​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠‪@alvaromenendezgranda‬
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Thanks so much to AMM, Placi, Sebi, Andrés and Abraham for making this video possible

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