I have heard many people saying chopins nocturne op 48 no 1 in c minor is a very hard piece, but is it really that hard. To view listen to this piece please select from the file types above. This nocturne should be played in the style of a bel canto opera piece, with the main melody line played as the singer. I cant decide if i like your tempo or not, but perhaps chris is correct that it could be a little more laidback. In general, the scheme of the music is ternary form and follows aba the piece becomes poco piu lento at measure 25 and enters its middle section, which is a chorale in c major. Read music, and have played more than six other chopin nocturnes nocturne number opus 48, number 1, written in 1841, is an emotional piece whose main subject is a powerful expression. Propractice video download chopin nocturne in c minor.
In general, the scheme of the music is ternary form and follows aba. Then maurizio pollini went back to the practice room. Dmitri vorobiev of the chopin project performs the nocturne in b, op. Frederic chopin composed two sets of etudes technical studies which were published as op 10 and op 25. Is there any other way to play the chords in chopins. Chopin the nocturnes nocturnes are directly related with the genre created by irish composer john field. One of chopins most beautiful pieces, nocturne op 48 no. This 57 minute video lesson explores an indepth look at the nocturne in c minor, op.
Some are wistful, some reflective, some melancholy, some faintly troubled and some serenely joyful. Etudes by chopin and their nicknames all flashcards. Many of the nicknames stated below are not given by chopin himself. It also feels a bit more simplistic as a composition, compared to chopins later nocturnes. Areas of focus include interpretation, long breathing lines, balance between the melody and accompaniment, how to achieve a soft and smooth left hand accompaniment, mastering tricky rhythms, melodic shaping, voicing, artistic approach, how to increase speed in the doppio. I can do the first chords section pretty well now, but im struggling with the first trill using the b flat and c my first instinct was to play with first and third finger, but theres almost no space to move for me.
Heres how its described in the 1905 book a handbook to chopins works, by george c. The very name nocturne can be loosely translated as song of the night. The key signature may have a lot of flats, but it actually makes the fingering much easier. The piece becomes poco piu lento at measure 25 and enters its middle section, which is a chorale in c major.
A beautifully meditative account with fairly drastic tempo fluctuations and a particularly heartbreaking third section 4. One of the major works of the composer, the nocturne op. Music notes for piano solo sheet music by frederic chopin frederic chopin. This detailed lesson goes over where to place the accents, analyzes the dynamics and legato playing technique. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.
To my sister ludwika as an exercise before beginning the study of my second concerto. Later, it moves to doppio movimento agitato at measure 49 and features fortissimo octave passages and double octave arpeggi. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. As romantic character pieces evoking, in particular, evening and night mood. Maurizio pollini gave his first concert at age eleven, in milan. Im not a particularly good pianist but i love this piece, so im trying my best. Next, he won the ettore pozzoli piano competition in his homeland. One of chopins most priceless performance remarks is at the beginning of this nocturne sotto voce.
Notes the principal editor of the nocturnes was woldemar bargiel. The octave part sounds hard but i dont think it is as hard as it sounds, and the doppio movimento is supposed to be extremely hard, but doesnt sound that hard in my opinion. In 1960 he went on to beat out a field of 89 other competitors to win. They are the only two nocturnes in opus 48 and are dedicated to mlle. It is based on a polyrhythm, with pairs of eighthnote quaver triplets in the right hand against quarternote crotchet triplets in. Not yet mastered but i cant get enough of this piece inspired by versions by seongjin cho and martha argerich. This piano tutorial teaches you the best way to practice it so you can chopins nocturne op.