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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 ...
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Composer Franz Liszt even insisted that Chopin's nocturnes were influenced by Vincenzo Bellini's bel canto arias, [11] a statement affirmed and echoed by many in the music world. A further innovation of Chopin's was his use of counterpoint to create tension in the nocturnes, a method that even further expanded the dramatic tone and feel of the ...
Vasily Kalinnikov: Nocturne in F ♯ minor, for piano (1894) Jan Kalivoda: Six Nocturnes for Viola and Piano, op. 186; Friedrich Kalkbrenner: 4 nocturnes for solo piano; Kevin Keller: 10 nocturnes for piano and treatments; Ignace Leybach: now known only for his Fifth Nocturne; Lowell Liebermann: 11 for solo piano and Nocturne for Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor (1829–1830), Op. 21. [12] Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor (1830), Op. 11. [13] Grande polonaise brillante (1830–1831), in 1834 expanded with an introductory Andante spianato for solo piano, and a fanfare-like transition to the earlier composition, together published as Op. 22. [4]
With over 243 million views (in July 2024), Vadim Chaimovich's interpretation of Frédéric Chopin's Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2 is one of the most viewed classical music videos and the most popular recording of a composition by Chopin on YouTube. [3]
Chopin at 25, by Maria Wodzińska, 1835. Frédéric Chopin's output mostly consists of pieces for solo piano. There are also the two piano concertos, four other works for piano and orchestra, and a small amount of chamber music. However, Chopin also produced a number of other compositions, mostly for solo piano, but some for other forces.
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