How to play chopin nocturne op 27 no.2, and wheres the best edition of the record?
Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 27, No.2: This exquisite piece, in one continuous mood, is the essence of fioritura. It is a favorite nocturne but demands a highly developed technical skill. Professor Niecks was fearful of the power of this luscious work: “Nothing can equal the finish and delicacy of execution, the flow of gentle feeling lightly rippled by melancholy, and spreading out here and there in smooth expansiveness. But all this sweetness enervates, there is poison in it. We should not drink in these thirds, sixths, etcetera, without taking an antidote of Bach or Beethoven.” Lennox Berkeley writes, “A close study of this piece reveals the individuality of Chopin’s piano writing; the proliferation of the arabesques that embellish the theme are of a kind that is his own invention, bearing little resemblance to the work of any other composer.” The melody is violinistic, yet to transcribe the piece is to destroy its very essence. It can only be sung upon the piano. This is a quote f
