Time and again, Chopin succeeded in giving different piano music genres their own individual characters, whether etudes, preludes, waltzes, scherzi or nocturnes. The Irishman John Field had already composed over 20 nocturnes, which presumably greatly influenced Chopin. The latter continued to develop the light, song-like piano writing and created works whose dreamy, longing atmosphere came to embody Chopin’s music. This volume contains the works that were published during Chopin’s lifetime as well as ones which were only published posthumously, including the famous Lento con gran espressione in c sharp minor – in two authentic versions.

The edition is part of the ABRSM syllabus (grade 8)

Contents Include:
- Nocturne b flat minor op. 9,1
- Nocturne E flat major op. 9,2
- Nocturne B major op. 9,3
- Nocturne F major op. 15,1
- Nocturne F sharp major op. 15,2
- Nocturne g minor op. 15,3
- Nocturne c sharp minor op. 27,1
- Nocturne D flat major op. 27,2
- Nocturne B major op. 32,1
- Nocturne A flat major op. 32,2
- Nocturne g minor op. 37,1
- Nocturne G major op. 37,2
- Nocturne c minor op. 48,1
- Nocturne f sharp minor op. 48,2
- Nocturne f minor op. 55,1
- Nocturne E flat major op. 55,2
- Nocturne B major op. 62,1
- Nocturne E major op. 62,2
- Nocturne e minor op. post. 72,1
- Nocturne (version 1) c sharp minor KK IVa,16
- Nocturne (version 2) c sharp minor KK IVa,16
- Nocturne c minor KK IVb,8