The most important thing is HOW we practice!ġ4:05. Discovering hidden polyphonic treasures! □ġ3:22. New patterns in the middle section.ġ2:56. The main difficulty in performing the melody.ġ2:46. The Picardy third – ending a minor piece with the major equivalent of its main tonality. The 2nd fragment of the middle section and its ‘unexpected’ dancing character.ġ0:49. The main atmosphere and the quotes from Chopin’s Concerto No. The first fragment of the middle section and its phrases. The middle section of the Nocturne.Ġ8:44. The next phrases of the first part.Ġ8:11. The difference between articulation and phrasing.Ġ7:13. The tempo and character indication the tonality and time signature.Ġ5:18. The emotional power of Chopin’s music.Ġ4:59. Identifying the artistic concept behind this piece. Musical Analysis and Detailed Practice Guide.Ġ3:00. įor our tutorial, I chose the edition that is usually used in the Russian piano school (the same one that you can hear in these two recordings by Valentina Lisitsa and Vladimir Ashkenazy).Īnd one more important thing: below the video you will find detailed video highlights that will help you to go directly to any fragment of the tutorial (also giving you a very clear understanding of its structure) – so make sure you check them out before/during watching! □Ĭhopin’s Nocturne in C# Minor. This is explained by the fact that Chopin was not simply expressing his feelings through this Nocturne: he was also using it to popularize several Themes of his 2nd Concerto (more details in the tutorial! ) – returning to this piece many times, modifying and polishing it to bring it closer to his artistic vision. One more interesting ‘technical’ detail: there are actually several versions of this piece (and nowadays we have several editions, with a few noticeable differences between them). However, as you will learn from the tutorial below – there’s much more to the artistic concept of this Nocturne than meets the eye at first glance! Many musicologists consider that in this Nocturne Chopin is saying goodbye to Constantia Gladkowska, his first love – and to all the hopes and dreams connected with this youthful feeling. The piece, also called Reminiscence by some editors, was first published 26 years after Chopin’s death – that’s why nowadays it is known as opus posthumous, which means ‘published after the composer’s death’. This tutorial is part of my project Piano Masterpieces – Detailed Video Lessons for All Levels (more details in the video below!).īefore starting – don’t forget to download the score by clicking on this link:Ĭhopin wrote the Nocturne in C# Minor in 1830 – dedicating it to his older sister, Ludwika Chopin, with the statement: “ To my sister Ludwika as an exercise before beginning the study of my second Concerto“. Hi guys! I have a surprise for you □ – a detailed video tutorial dedicated to Chopin’s amazing Nocturne in C# Minor! It will help you to analyze, understand, decipher and practice this masterpiece in a step-by-step manner, so that you will be able to perform it with professional ease, bringing out its entire expressive richness!
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