Nocturnes

Album by Fryderyk Chopin & Tamás Vásáry

The Nocturnes are a set of solo piano pieces by Frédéric Chopin, composed between 1827 and 1846. Marked by lyrical, nocturnal melodies, bel canto-inspired phrasing, chromatic harmony and a flexible approach to rubato, they represent Chopin's development of intimate Romantic piano writing and occupy a central place in nineteenth-century piano repertoire.

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  1. 1.
    Nocturne No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1: Larghetto
    6:00
  2. 2.
    Nocturne No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2: Andante
    4:04
  3. 3.
    Nocturne No. 3 in B major, Op. 9 No. 3: Allegretto
    6:17
  4. 4.
    Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1: Andante cantabile
    5:05
  5. 5.
    Nocturne No. 5 in F-sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2: Larghetto
    3:32
  6. 6.
    Nocturne No. 6 in G minor, Op. 15 No. 3: Lento
    5:05
  7. 7.
    Nocturne No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1: Larghetto
    5:40
  8. 8.
    Nocturne No. 9 in B major, Op. 32 No. 1: Andantino sostenuto
    4:25
  9. 9.
    Nocturne No. 10 in A-flat major, Op. 32 No. 2: Lento
    4:18
  10. 10.
    Nocturne No. 11 in G minor, Op. 37 No. 1: Andante sostenuto
    5:43
  11. 11.
    Nocturne No. 12 in G major, Op. 37 No. 2: Andantino
    5:34
  12. 12.
    Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1: Lento
    5:33
  13. 13.
    Nocturne No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1: Andante
    4:47
  14. 14.
    Nocturne No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1: Andante
    3:15
  15. 15.
    Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. 1: Lento con gran expressione
    3:46

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