You could close your eyes and still know that this must be from Chopin. This man was just such unique of a composer, with a style which distinguishes him from every other composer in an incredibly special way
You need to know more works and composers, I present this work of which if you did not know that it was written by Carl Czerny you would say that it is Chopin ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uSmXN_vTBNc.html
I like Moravec's tempo, both the slow pace of the A section and the slightly faster tempo for the chorale. It's interesting that both the G Minor Nocturnes (this one and 15/3) both have chordal accompaniments instead of the usual arpeggiated ones, and both have hymn-like sections (this one in the middle, 15/3 at the end). Also those are probably the two easiest nocturnes technically.
I've seen many performances of this piece, and most people are playing it too fast overall with lack of character. Moravec's performance is by far the best. Someone I know played section B faster like in this video and scored a distinction for the ABRSM grade 8 exam. I don't think examiners wouldn't like this tempo for section B, if anything, it adds expression, and that's one of the criteria examiners are looking out for.
classical music is my life, but i know nothing about piano, i want to learn how to play and read these masterpieces since so many years,i am literally depressed and i think learning will make me better, but i live in a small tiny town idk if i can find a place to learn in and i dont have a piano, also not rich enough to buy one i have things way more important, this will always be my dream, to be a pianist or to play music in general. I wish in a short time i could heal and be happy, wish yall happiness bc i believe we all deserve it.i talk a way too much but i dont have friends either. but i can really express myself while the music is on.
Oh man. I'm so sorry. You could always start with a small keyboard and video tutorials. It's not the ideal thing, but until certain level I think it's just okay.
i stronly, strongly relate to what you say. I'm always by my own, solitary, but always having a Chopin nocturne in my mind. Music, and especially Chopin's music, says the things that are buried within my soul. You could always learn some compositions if you dedicate time to it, i did :) try to find a chruch piano or something like that, or maybe your town has some sort of music school ? But trust me, once you find one, dedicate your heart and time to it and you could learn pieces. All it takes is passion for non-virtuosic pieces, and i know you have that passsion. At least we have this capacity to deeply feel it because trust me, some people cannot. So in a sense, even if we don't have people to talk to, there's always gonna be these immortal melodies to talk to us and to uncover our hidden feelings, speaking to us like the warmest of friends. Sending you lots of affection and, always keep listening to Chopin, my friend :)
Buy a 61 keys keyboard to start, they sell them for $100. Then get a method book like Alfred or Faber and follow it page after page. That will get you started.
a long time ago I decided to realise my dream of playing the piano despite not having one. I used the piano at school where i worked and found a teacher. The local collage was giving away old pianos so I got a free one! There are often people wanting rid of pianos so ask around and good luck. Free cycle can be good. Thirty years later I still enjoy playing and am about to tackle this piece so I need luck and dedication too.
4:32 0:22 I miss the fortissimo and the forte respectively on these phrases. A lot of pianists miss this prhasing and I get very disappointed. But even so, the rest of the performance was beautiful. A beautiful job.
The bass is made too silent in this recording. Surely, Morvec showed the lines but the recording engineer put more emphasis treble. The wonderful chords in the left hand give good depth which is a good counterpoint to the singing right hand.
Elgar included the main theme of this Nocturne in his orchestral prelude "Polonia" Op 76 written in 1915. I suspect he liked everything about it, the tentative melody and the fact it is in g minor, his favourite key.
I have an old book of the nocturnes from 1898 and this one is marked as "Lento sostenuto" in there, so maybe it was an editorial change that took place down the line, but it's definitely not wrong
@@knelson3057 According to notes from Polish National urtext edition, the first published tempo mark was "Lento", then changed to "Lento sostenuto", then "Andante sostenuto" as instructed by composer himself. Most of the newer urtext versions use "Andante sostenuto" as it was what the composer meant in the end.
@@yangluo that's very interesting! im never one to doubt henle of course, but i just happened to have an older version. i'm glad there's records of this kind of thing
What does age do with how you play it? There's probably some 6 year old who play this better than a 30 year old. It's just how you feel the piece and play it
