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The opening bars and main theme of No. 1. The Nocturnes, Op. 9 are a set of three nocturnes for solo piano written by Frédéric Chopin between 1831 and 1832, published in 1832, and dedicated to Madame Marie Pleyel. These were Chopin's first published set of nocturnes. The second nocturne of the work is often regarded as Chopin's most famous ...
Rubinstein's first recording was made in 1910; he recorded Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 10 for the Polish "Favorit" label. [2] The pianist was displeased with the acoustic recording process, which he said made the piano sound “like a banjo” and did not record again until after the advent of electrical recording in 1925.
Arthur Rubinstein KBE OMRI (Polish: Artur Rubinstein; 28 January 1887 – 20 December 1982) was a Polish-American pianist. [1] He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He received international acclaim for his performances of the music written by a variety of composers and many regard him as one of ...
The Nocturnes, Op. 32 is a set of two nocturnes for solo piano written and published by Frédéric Chopin in 1837. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The nocturnes are dedicated to Madame Camile de Billing, [ 2 ] and were his ninth and tenth nocturnes published.
In music, Op. 9 stands for Opus number 9. Compositions that are assigned this number include: Adams – Chamber Symphony; Adès – Living Toys; Bartók – Four Dirges; Beethoven – String Trios, Op. 9; Chopin – Nocturnes, Op. 9; Dohnányi – Symphony No. 1; Kabalevsky – Piano Concerto No. 1
Cover page of Chopin's Nocturnes Op. 48 Frédéric Chopin wrote 21 nocturnes for solo piano between 1827 and 1846. They are generally considered among the finest short solo works for the instrument and hold an important place in contemporary concert repertoire. [ 1 ]
Op. 20, Scherzo No. 1 in B minor (1831–33) Op. 21, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor (1829–1830) Op. 22, Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E ♭ major (the polonaise section orchestrated 1830-31; piano solo 1834) Op. 23, Ballade No. 1 in G minor (1831–1835) Op. 24, 4 Mazurkas (1834–1835) Mazurka in G minor
In the first stage, pianists most often chose the Étude in G-sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 6, the Ballade No. 4 in F minor (18 pianists each), as well as the Étude in C major, Op. 10 No. 1, and the Nocturne in B major, Op. 62 No. 1 (17 pianists each). [52] No participant at this stage chose the Nocturne in G major, Op. 37 No. 2.