ExclusiveChopin: Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 no. 1

【Classical music and nature 古典音樂小站】Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 no. 1. This beautiful piece was played by Luke Faulkner. It has common licence (Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal), and is provided through musopen.org.

The Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1, becomes 'poco più lento' at bar 25, entering its middle section — a chorale in C major. Later, at measure 49, it moves to a technically demanding Doppio Movimento Agitato, featuring fortissimo octave passages and double octave arpeggios. The piece ends with a reprise of the initial melody accompanied by extremely fast chords. The piece is 77 measures long in total.

It is one of Chopin's most well-known nocturnes and has been categorised as one of his greatest emotional achievements. Theodor Kullak said of the piece: 'The design and poetic content of this nocturne make it the most important one that Chopin created; the main theme is a masterful expression of profound grief.' Jan Kleczyński Sr. describes the nocturne as 'broad and most imposing, with its powerful intermediate movement — a radical departure from the traditional nocturne style'.

The full moon was captured by Simone Schlegel in Switzerland, and was edited by Wejning Ma.


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