My selection of TOP ten best nocturnes from Polish composer (with French-Polish parentage), virtuoso pianist and music teacher Frederic Chopin. All ten little piano masterpieces were tuned to 432 Hz… Enjoy!:-)
The full playlist of nocturnes is following:
1. Nocturne in B flat minor, Op. 9 no. 1 — 0:00
2. Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9 no. 2 — 5:45
3. Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15, no. 2 — 10:44
4. Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 27 no. 2 — 14:46
5. Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 55 no. 2 — 21:03
6. Nocturne in E major, Op. 62 no. 2 — 26:59
7. Nocturne in E minor, Op. posth. 72 — 35:12
8. Nocturne in C sharp minor Lento con gran espressione, B. 49 (Op. posth.) — 39:12
9. Nocturne in C minor, B. 108 — 43:09
10. Nocturne Oubliée in C sharp minor — 46:23
All music used in this video is opensource and is originally from musopen.org/music. I just made this selection and tuned it to 432 Hz for everybody, who feels it differently as I do.
Please enjoy this great peace of art and let me know, if there is any classical music you want me to edit for you. Ill do my best! :-)
Easily one of the best Chopin recordings ever made.
[Highlights/comments below]
00:00 — Ballade Op.23 No.1 in G minor
09:36 — Ballade Op.38 No.2 in F (A minor)
17:28 — Ballade Op.47 No.3 in A-flat
24:57 — Ballade Op.52 No.4 in F minor
A milestone in the Romantic piano literature, and a stupendous recording of it. The number of great moments in this is probably too great to count (06:48, 08:03, 15:52, 18:40, 24:23, with many more in between, and the entire 4th Ballade is a single unbroken wonder from its miraculous beginning onward — although see the famous passage at 28:36, and the numinous 34:18).
Chopin is — popularly, but not critically — seen primarily as a great melodist, which reputation does him a great disservice. In the Ballades Chopin does something which Beethoven reserved for his sonatas (and which Chopin never did in his), which was to introduce daring and very effective structural modifications to Sonata form. One obvious example of such a novelty is the «mirror reprise», where the two expositional themes appear in reverse order during the recapitulation.
There are many moments of harmonic/stuctural interest in the Ballades, and some of them have become quite famous. I cant possibly go through everything, so Ill try to flag some things out.
— The unusual extended Neapolitan Sixth that opens Op.23.
— The D in m.7 of the Op.23 — it is a subject of considerable debate if this is a harmonic necessity, setting up a late resolution, or an implied pedal point
— Constant metrical changes in Op.23.
— The unusual key relationship between the two main themes of Op.38.
— The abrupt end of the post-recapitulation development section (in itself odd) of Op.38.
— The structural role of the opening gesture of the Op.47. It very clearly recurs near the end, but on cursory examination occurs nowhere else in the piece. (It is not actually difficult, with a bit of thought, to figure out how the opening bars feed into the rest of the piece.)
— The use of dissonances, some passing and some sustained, as an architectural device in op.38.
— The rather surprising combination of variation/sonata form in Op.52 (something Liszt did more conspicuously in his B Minor Sonata.)
— The use of counterpoint as dramatic device in Op.52 at numerous points.
— The rather Beethovenian expected-but-not-actually-there ending in Op.52.
— Chromaticism in the coda of the Op.52 so intense the section aurally drifts somewhere close to atonality.
1. 0:06 Op. 9, No. 1 in B flat minor. Larghetto
2. 5:53 Op. 9, No. 2 in E flat major. Andante
3. 10:29 Op. 9, No. 3 in B major. Allegretto
4. 17:09 Op. 15, No. 1 in F major. Andante cantabile
5. 22:07 Op. 15, No. 2 in F sharp major. Larghetto
6. 25:43 Op. 15, No. 3 in G minor. Lento
7. 30:53 Op. 27, No. 1 in C sharp minor. Larghetto
8. 36:32 Op. 27, No. 2 in D flat major. Lento sostenuto
9. 42:27 Op. 32, No. 1 in B major. Andante sostenuto
10. 47:27 Op. 32, No. 2 in A flat major. Lento
11. 53:01 Op. 37, No. 1 in G minor. Lento
12. 59:51 Op. 37, No. 2 in G major. Andante
13. 1:06:17 Op. 48, No. 1 in C minor. Lento
14. 1:12:25 Op. 48, No. 2 in F sharp minor. Andantino
15. 1:20:11 Op. 55, No. 1 in F minor. Andante
16. 1:25:36 Op. 55, No. 2 in E flat major. Lento sostenuto
17. 1:31:19 Op. 62, No. 1 in B major. Andante
18. 1:38:51 Op. 62, No. 2 in E major. Lento
19. 1:45:11 Op. 72, No. 1 in E minor. Andante
20. 1:49:19 Op. posth in C sharp minor. Lento con gran espressione
21. 1:53:18 Op. posth in C minor. Andante sostenuto
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Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827): The 32 Piano Sonatas by Yves Nat.
Click to activate the English subtitles for the presentation (00:00-02:54)
— COMPLETE PLAYLIST: LOOK THE FIRST COMMENT — 00:00 #1 in F Minor, Op. 2/1 — 1. Allegro
03:53 #1 in F Minor, Op. 2/1 — 2. Adagio
08:16 #1 in F Minor, Op. 2/1 — 3. Menuetto: Allegretto
11:26 #1 in F Minor, Op. 2/1 — 4. Prestissimo
— 16:44 #2 in A, Op. 2/2 — 1. Allegro Vivace
23:45 #2 in A, Op. 2/2 — 2. Largo Appassionato
29:34 #2 In A, Op. 2/2 — 3. Scherzo: Allegretto
32:51 #2 in A, Op. 2/2 — 4. Rondo: Grazioso
— 2:17:28 Piano Variations in C minor on an Original Theme WoO 80
— Piano Sonata #8 in C Minor, Op. 13, «Pathetique»
2:27:10 #8 in C Minor, Op. 13, «Pathetique» 1. Grave — Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio
2:33:45 #8 in C Minor, Op. 13, «Pathetique» 2. Adagio Cantabile
2:38:50 #8 in C Minor, Op. 13, «Pathetique» 3. Rondo: Allegro
— 4:05:18 #14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27/2, «Moonlight» 1. Adagio Sostenuto
4:10:40 #14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27/2, «Moonlight» 2. Allegretto
4:12:34 #14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27/2, «Moonlight» 3. Presto Agitato
— 5:03:54 Piano Sonata #17 in D Minor, Op. 31/2, «Tempest» — 1. Largo, Allegro
5:11:44 Piano Sonata #17 in D Minor, Op. 31/2, «Tempest» — 2. Adagio
5:18:49 Piano Sonata #17 in D Minor, Op. 31/2, «Tempest» — 3. Allegretto
— 5:25:31 #18 in E Flat, Op. 31/3, «The Hunt» 1. Allegro
5:33:27 #18 in E Flat, Op. 31/3, «The Hunt» 2. Scherzo: Allegretto Vivace
5:38:25 #18 in E Flat, Op. 31/3, «The Hunt» 3. Menuetto: Moderato Grazioso
5:41:48 #18 in E Flat, Op. 31/3, «The Hunt» 4. Presto Con Fuoco
— COMPLETE PLAYLIST: LOOK THE FIRST COMMENT — 5:59:36 #21 in C, Op. 53, «Waldstein» 1. Allegro Con Brio
6:09:25 #21 in C, Op. 53, «Waldstein» 2. Introduzione: Adagio Molto
6:12:27 #21 in C, Op. 53, «Waldstein» 3. Rondo: Allegretto Moderato, Prestissimo
— 6:30:05 #23 in F Minor, Op. 57, «Appassionata» 1. Allegro Assai
6:39:02 #23 in F Minor, Op. 57, «Appassionata» 2. Andante Con Moto
6:44:53 #23 in F Minor, Op. 57, «Appassionata» 3. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
— 7:47:10 #29 in B Flat Major, Op.106 « Hammerklavier » 1. Allegro
7:57:41 #29 in B Flat Major, Op.106 « Hammerklavier » 2. Scherzo — Assai vivace
8:00:22 #29 in B Flat Major, Op.106 « Hammerklavier » 3. Adagio sostenuto, Appassionato e con molto sentimento
8:16:38 #29 in B Flat Major, Op.106 « Hammerklavier » 4. Largo — Allegro risoluto
— 8:28:09 #30 in E, Op. 109 — 1. Vivace Ma Non Troppo, Adagio Espressivo
8:31:14 #30 in E, Op. 109 — 2. Prestissimo
8:33:36 #30 in E, Op. 109 — 3. Gesangvoll, Mit Innigster Empfindung
— 8:44:38 #31 in A Flat, Op. 110 — 1. Moderato Cantabile, Molto Espressivo
8:50:08 #31 in A Flat, Op. 110 — 2. Allegro Molto
8:52:14 #31 in A Flat, Op. 110 — 3. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
8:55:11 #31 in A Flat, Op. 110 — 4. Fuga: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
— Piano Sonata #32 in C Minor, Op. 111
9:01:05 #32 in C Minor, Op. 111, 1. Maestoso, Allegro Con Brio Appassionato
9:07:29 #32 in C Minor, Op. 111, 2. Arietta: Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile
Piano: Yves Nat
Recorded in 1951-55, at Paris
New Mastering in 2020 by AB for CMRR
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BEETHOVEN AT HOME. Beware, this is a legendary complete set and many consider it to be the best complete set of Beethovens piano sonatas. A handful of pianists have reached the pinnacle of their art through Beethovens sonatas, it is therefore difficult to put one above the others and its even inappropriate. One thing that we particularly appreciate at Yves Nat and that makes his complete works unique is his left hand. You only have to listen to the first plated chords of Opus 111 (9:01:05 ) to realize the impressive power of Yves Nats left hand. His left hand is more powerful than normal and God knows the importance of this left hand for playing a truly great Beethoven.
The complete piano sonatas of Beethoven by Yves nat is perhaps the most authentic, the one that comes closest to the personality of the composer: deep, hyper-sensitive, tender, instinctive, characterful, tormented, passionate, imperious, noble… His visionary approach restores the most terrible conflicts of the great Beethovenian architectures. Listening to Yves Nat is like having Beethoven at home.