Nocturne Op. 9 No. 1
This is a richly arranged, simplified version of Chopin’s Nocturne Op. 9 No. 1. Continuing technical challenges are presented as the student develops skill; but this arrangement provides access to this lovely piece well before the piano student at the late intermediate level would achieve the capacity to play the original version. Providing this opportunity […]
Nocturne in C Minor, 1847 [KK 1233-5]
“A curious, but moving work. It is rarely performed. Its absolute simplicity of texture may lead performers to experiment with ornamentation, but I believe that it is an expression of Chopin’s new direction, in the difficult few years at the end of his life, towards a directness and purity of expression. The Polonaise-Fantasy has somewhat […]
Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
“Today’s entry takes us into far more familiar Chopin territory. The Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9 No. 2 comes from around 1830, after Chopin had left Warsaw forever. But the version I’m playing here has a bit of a twist. There are some scores of Chopin’s works that he marked up for his piano students, and they’ve been a […]
