The moody piano works that are known as nocturnes first appeared in the early 19th century. They can serve to relax listeners ...

Though not the most imaginative take on the 21 nocturnes, the French pianist captures Chopin’s music as it was conceived on a superb-sounding 1836 Pleyel Chopin composed 21 nocturnes, 18 of which were ...

In Paris, far from his Polish homeland, Chopin gave his soul to the piano, creating for it music of unearthly beauty. Into the Nocturnes, he poured the greatest brightness of his genius. Chopin was ...

Salvatore Sciarrino's concept of the piano nocturne is a much less cosy affair than the melancholy rapture embodied in Chopin's miniature masterpieces. The night world evoked in the six examples that ...

From Chopin and Debussy to modern-day composers of Nocturnes, people have always felt a need to create night music. Arwa Haider explores how that can help us now, as we navigate pandemic-induced ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by For this rising artist, Chopin’s 21 nocturnes are “pieces I play for myself.” A new recording will bring them to an audience. By J.S. Marcus The ...

Jan Lisiecki is more than at home with the music of Frédéric Chopin, with recordings of his Études and Works for Piano and Orchestra released in 2013 and 2017 respectively. In this most recent release ...

Anocturne is a piece of music inspired by, or evocative of, the night. Although the term was first used for short piano sketches by the Irish composer John Field, by far the best-known Nocturnes are ...

From Chopin and Debussy to modern-day composers of Nocturnes, people have always felt a need to create night music. Arwa Haider explores how that can help us now, as we navigate pandemic-induced ...