Time and again, Chopin succeeded in giving different piano music genres their own individual characters, whether etudes, preludes, waltzes, scherzi or nocturnes. The Irishman John Field had already composed over 20 nocturnes, which presumably greatly influenced Chopin. The latter continued to develop the light, song-like piano writing and created works whose dreamy, longing atmosphere came to embody Chopin’s music. Our volume contains the works that were published during Chopin’s lifetime as well as ones which were only published posthumously, including the famous Lento con gran espressione in C sharp minor in two authentic versions.

Song List

• Chopin: Nocturne (version 1) c sharp minor KK IVa,16
• Chopin: Nocturne (version 2) c sharp minor KK IVa,16
• Chopin: Nocturne A flat major op. 32,2
• Chopin: Nocturne b flat minor op. 9,1
• Chopin: Nocturne B major op. 9,3
• Chopin: Nocturne B major op. 32,1
• Chopin: Nocturne B major op. 62,1
• Chopin: Nocturne c minor KK IVb,8
• Chopin: Nocturne c minor op. 48,1
• Chopin: Nocturne c sharp minor op. 27,1
• Chopin: Nocturne D flat major op. 27,2
• Chopin: Nocturne E flat major op. 9,2
• Chopin: Nocturne E flat major op. 55,2
• Chopin: Nocturne e minor op. post. 72,1
• Chopin: Nocturne E major op. 62,2
• Chopin: Nocturne f minor op. 55,1
• Chopin: Nocturne F major op. 15,1
• Chopin: Nocturne F sharp major op. 15,2
• Chopin: Nocturne f sharp minor op. 48,2
• Chopin: Nocturne g minor op. 15,3
• Chopin: Nocturne g minor op. 37,1
• Chopin: Nocturne G major op. 37,2