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Nocturnes


Chopin was introduced by his teacher Josef Elsner to several composers, and among them we find John Field, whose Nocturnes inspired Chopin to compose for this genre. Though Field was the 'inventor' of the Nocturne, it is Chopin who took the name and the general concept of a dreamy melody over a broken chord accompaniment, relying on liberal use of the sustain pedal and the offset of a contrasting middle section before a reprise of the opening material, and made it famous in the piano literature. The Nocturnes, though not lacking in occasional flashes of drama and virtuosity, are predominantly lyrical, poetical and dreamy.


3 Nocturnes Op.9

Dedication: A Madame Camille Pleyel

 

Nocturne in B-flat minor Op.9 No.1 4:15 Hammer, T.
Nocturne in B flat minor Op.9 No.1 6:35 Anatone, R.
Nocturne in B flat minor Op.9 No.1 5:05 Kopp, S.
Nocturne in B flat minor Op.9 No.1 5:38 Mar, J.
Nocturne in B flat minor Op.9 No.1 4:40 Ståhlbrand, R.
Nocturne in B flat minor Op.9 No. 1 5:22 Vetter, H.
Nocturne in B flat minor Op.9 No. 1 4:20 Yamada-Scriba, T..
Nocturne in E flat major Op.9 No.2 4:16 Hart, M.
Nocturne in E flat major Op.9 No.2 3:47 Mar, J.
Nocturne in E flat major Op.9 No.2 4:34 Anatone, R.
Nocturne in E flat major Op.9 No.2 4:14 Bronner, F.
Nocturne in E flat major Op.9 No.2 3:48 Hudson, T.
Nocturne in E flat major Op.9 No.2 4:09 Robson, J.
Nocturne in E flat major Op.9 No.2 4:01 Vetter, H.
Nocturne in B major Op. 9 No. 3 6:15 Bateman, T.
Nocturne in B major Op. 9 No. 3 5:57 Hammer, T.

 


3 Nocturnes Op.15

Dedication: A Monsieur F. Hiller

 

 

Nocturne in F major Op. 15, No.1 4:42 Bertazzi, A.
Nocturne in F major Op. 15 No.1 3:43 Pfaul, A.
Nocturne in F sharp major Op.15 No.2 4:06 Hart, M.
Nocturne in F sharp major Op.15 No.2 3:29 Höjer, O.
Nocturne in F sharp major Op.15 No.2 3:00 Pfaul, A.
Nocturne in G minor Op.15 No.3 4:14 Pfaul, A.
Nocturne in G minor Op.15 No.3 4:14 Ståhlbrand, R.

 


2 Nocturnes Op.27

Dedication: A Madame la Comtesse d'Appony

 

 

Nocturne in C sharp minor Op.27 No.1 5:11 Simionescu, R.
Nocturne in C sharp minor Op.27 No.1 5:31 Hart, M.
Nocturne in C sharp minor Op.27 No.1 4:30 Renouf, J.
Nocturne in D flat major Op.27 No.2 5:37 Anatone, R.
Nocturne in D flat major Op.27 No.2 6:43 Hart, M.
Nocturne in D flat major Op.27 No.2 5:29 Renouf, J..

 


2 Nocturnes Op.32

Dedication: A Madame la Baronne de Billing; née de Courbonne

 

 

Nocturne in B major Op.32 No.1 5:22 Hawkins, C.
Nocturne in B major Op.32 No.1 5:15 Hart, M.
Nocturne in B major Op.32 No.1 4:55 Kaidja, L.

 


2 Nocturnes Op.37

 

 

 

Nocturne in G minor Op.37 No.1 6:28 Hart, M.
Nocturne in G minor Op.37 No.1 6:49 Höjer, O.
Nocturne in G major Op.37 No.2 6:03 Welch, L.

 


2 Nocturnes Op.48

 

 

 

 

Nocturne in C minor Op.48 No.1 8:22 Bisotti, S.
Nocturne in C minor Op.48 No.1 6:24 Gorus, J.
Nocturne in C minor Op.48 no.1 7:28 Micol, F.
Nocturne in F-sharp minor Op.48 no.2 6:56 Hart, M.
Nocturne in F-sharp minor Op.48 no.2 6:54 Anatone, R.
Nocturne in F-sharp minor Op.48 no.2 7:02 Lebenstedt, J.F.

 


2 Nocturnes Op.55

Dedication: A Mademoiselle J.W.Stirling

 

 

 

Nocturne in F minor Op.55 No.1 5:29 Robson, J.
Nocturne in E flat major Op.55 No. 2 5:05 Anatone, R..
Nocturne in E flat major Op.55 No.2 7:10 Bisotti, S.
Nocturne in E flat major Op.55 No.2 5:11 Hawkins, C.

 


2 Nocturnes Op.62

 

 

 

Nocturne in B major Op. 62, No.1 6:59 Lebenstedt, J.F.
Nocturne in B major Op. 62, No.1 6:02 Renouf, J.
Nocturne in E major Op. 62, No. 2 7:15 Hart, M.
Nocturne in E major Op. 62, No. 2 8:12 Bisotti, S.
Nocturne in E major Op.62, No.2 6:14 Robson, J.

 


Nocturnes Op. 72

 

 

 

 

Nocturne in E minor Op.72 No.1 4:55 Hart, M.
Nocturne in E minor Op.72 No.1 4:11 Anatone, R.
Nocturne in E minor Op.72 No.1  4:48 Simionescu, R.

 


Nocturnes Op. posth.

 

 

 

 

Nocturne in C minor Op. posth. 3:36 Hart, M.
Nocturne in C-sharp minor Op. posth. 4:38 Anatone, R.
Nocturne in C-sharp minor Op. posth. 4:46 Bisotti, S.
Nocturne in C-sharp minor Op. posth. 4:40 Brest, D.
Nocturne in C-sharp minor Op. posth.  4:25 Morin-Paul, N.
Nocturne in C-sharp minor Op. posth. 4:05 Pfaul, A.
Nocturne in C-sharp minor Op. posth. 4:22 Ståhlbrand, R.
Nocturne in C-sharp minor Op. posth. 4:01 Simionescu, R.
Nocturne in C-sharp minor Op. posth. 3:50 Terziev, D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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