Download sheet music online: Chopin (op.41 No.2)
Chopin, Mazurkas Op 24 No 2 & Op 41 No 2, Martha Argerich 1966
Chopin Nocturne Op. 55 no. 2? Does anyone else find this piece extremely beautiful? I can't stop listening to it. Compared to the other nocturnes this one is simpler, but its not played often. Why don't people regard this piece at the top of the nocturnes like op.27 op.41 and op.9?
Download sheet music online: Chopin (op.41 No.2)
Because it is more difficult than one would think. There are two concurrent melodies in the right hand that weave in and out. But at least they are more popular than the op. 41 Nocturnes, because the op. 41 Nocturnes are so popular as to be nonexistent.The old 78 rpm recording of the op. 55 no. 2 by Polish pianist Ignaz Friedman is considered by many to be one of the finest recordings ever made of a Chopin piece, if not of any piano piece, period.youtube.com/watch?v=iYuXYE3MpiQ
This is one of my favorite Chopin nocturnes. It's not simpler though, that's for sure. I've played this one and it is pretty tough. My favorite part is the end. It sounds like little drops of water trickling down. On top of that, it's interesting counterpoint. If you listen there are various voices. In fact, this might be my absolute favorite nocturne, though I'm not too sure.
