Chopin Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. [w/Score] | Ezekiel Azzaretti

Chopin Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. [w/Score] | Ezekiel Azzaretti
Recorded 11/25/2022
Here is the second of the three posthumous Nocturnes. This one is by far the most popular of the three for various reasons including its simple and delicate melodic line, and its inclusion in many movies and television shows.
The major section starting in measure 21 always intrigued me because of how comfortably it sits between the dark minor sections.
This piece also poses a challenge of balance when performing due to its incredibly thin texture; the smallest error or tempo change sticks out like a sore thumb. I'm sure that if I gave this piece more time and attention, I would produce a more developed and articulate recording. But for now, I'm happy with this recording.
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"Chopin dedicated this work to his older sister Ludwika Chopin, with the statement: "To my sister Ludwika as an exercise before beginning the study of my second Concerto".[1][2] First published 21 years after the composer's death, the piece is usually referred to as Lento con gran espressione, from its tempo marking. It is sometimes also called Reminiscence.
The middle section contains a number of quotations Chopin's second piano concerto in F minor which was composed around the same time (1829). It begins with two bars (21 and 22) quoting the main theme from the third movement. The next two bars (23 and 24) quote the second part of the secondary theme of the first movement. The passage in 3
4 time starting in bar 33 resembles the scherzando section of the third movement starting in bar 145 in which the left and right hand are playing an octave apart. Finally, the rising broken chords in the last two bars marked Adagio exactly quote the final two bars of the second movement."
- Wikipedia
- Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
- Murdoch, William (1935). Chopin: His Life
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