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 ...

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 ...

Film released to celebrate the pianist's 60th - plus, win a signed copy of his Nocturnes recording! Stephen Hough - pianist, composer, author and artist - turns 60 today. To celebrate the occasion, ...

2 Nocturnes (No 2 in D flat major, Op 27 No 2)2 Nocturnes (No 2 in D flat major, Op 27 No 2) ...

The idea of writing a work of concert music with an introduction had been born before Chopin left Warsaw. He started from the Polonaise, leaving the introduction till later, and commented jokingly on ...

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 ...

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 ...