Favorite Chopin Nocturnes?

wolkaaa · Jul 28, 2017

Wait for poll.

Bettina · Jul 28, 2017

Other: Op. 37 no. 2. It has a lilting, Barcarolle-like sound that I love. Languid and dreamy and wistful, as though Chopin were imagining some impossibly blissful day in the distant past or the distant future. Rubinstein is my favorite pianist for this work:

bharbeke · Jul 28, 2017

My other is No. 20 in C-Sharp minor, Op. posth.

The version by Pires is the one I have heard.

ProudSquire · Jul 28, 2017

Many many favorites, and it's good that multiple options for voting are allowed. :}

Op. 9 No. 2
Op. 15, Op.27 and Op.32 sets.

Pugg · Jul 29, 2017

Another vote for Op. 27, No. 2 with Daniel Barenboim on the piano.

Art Rock · Jul 29, 2017

The op9 and op27 sets are my favourites, and I like to listen to them as sets rather than the individual nocturnes. With a maximum of 3 votes, I picked the op9 set.

Judith · Jul 29, 2017

Nocturne in C Sharp Minor (opus post). Have it beautifully performed on the violin by Joshua Bell on the album "Romance of the Violin".

Also have a bad one performed by Lang Lang!! Trying to get hold of another interpretation but not having much luck!

DeepR · Jul 29, 2017

1. 48/1
2. 72/1
3. 27/1

While I'm generally not a fan, I have to give 48/1 to Lisitsa:

72/1 to Richter(?), yes Richter!

27/1: Rubinstein

lextune · Jul 29, 2017

DeepR said:
72/1 to Richter(?), yes Richter!

Why the question mark?
It could come as no surprise to anyone to suggest Richter in any piece he played.

Eschbeg · Jul 29, 2017

I'll put in a plug for an underrated nocturne not listed in the poll: Op. 37, No. 1 in G Minor. The B section chorale is to die for. It's probably the most unvirtuosic passage Chopin ever wrote, and the simplicity is part of its beauty.

Holden4th · Jul 29, 2017

The second section always reminds me of the Bach Chorales. Considering Chopin's admiration for Bach it's not really surprising.

DeepR · Jul 29, 2017

I don't think he's often associated with Chopin's music, but I agree.

ArtMusic · Jul 30, 2017

They are all pretty good.

Your favorites? (2 or 3 votes)

Op. 9, No. 1

Op. 9, No. 2

Op. 9, No. 3

Op. 15, No. 1

Op. 15, No. 2

Op. 15, No. 3

Op. 27, No. 1

Op. 27, No. 2

Op. 32, No. 1

Op. 32, No. 2

Op. 48, No. 1

Op. 48, No. 2

Op. 55, No. 1

Op. 55, No. 2

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