Remarkably, this is the only piece of Chopin solo piano music that has been a permanent fixture of the Classic FM Hall of Fame since its inception in 1996. As with the concertos, this particular ...

The Complete Nocturnes, Tom Hicks brings historic insights and artistic intuition to a cherished part of the piano repertoire ...

When Frédéric Chopin composed the Nocturnes, Op. 9 between 1830 and 1832, when he was around 20 years old, the only way for listeners to hear them was through a live pianist. Nearly two centuries ...

Chopin’s Nocturne No. 7, in C-sharp minor, begins with a low, ashen sound: a prowling arpeggio in the left hand, consisting only of C-sharps and G-sharps. It’s a hollowed-out harmony, in limbo between ...

Jacky Zhang, a British pianist participating in this year's International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, said after ...

Brandon Taylor Q&A: “My theme tune is Chopin’s Nocturne in E-flat major. It’s melancholy and very gay” The author on Northrop Frye, the joy of drafts, and the dubious enterprise of idolising political ...

A note-by-note documentation of the struggles in playing a gorgeous Nocturne... This is all VERY relatable. In a moment of brilliant inspiration, pianist Raymond Feng thought it a great idea to link ...