Nocturne in E flat major, Op 55 No 2

composer

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

1843; dedicated to Jane Stirling

Recordings

Chopin: Nocturnes

Lívia Rév (piano)

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Chopin: Nocturnes & Impromptus

Angela Hewitt (piano)

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Chopin: The Complete Works

Garrick Ohlsson (piano)

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Chopin: Nocturnes & Impromptus

Angela Hewitt (piano)

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Details

Angela Hewitt (piano)

Track 4 on CDA67371/2 CD2 [4'57] 2CDs

Garrick Ohlsson (piano)

Track 4 on CDS44351/66 CD9 [5'12] 16CDs Boxed set (at a special price)

Lívia Rév (piano)

Track 8 on CDD22013 CD2 [5'20] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1)

Angela Hewitt (piano)

Track 4 on SACDA67371/2 CD2 [4'57] 2CDs Super-Audio CD — 2CDs Deleted

Nocturne in E flat major, Op 55 No 2

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The E flat major Nocturne is announced by a solo high B flat in the right hand. The rhapsodic yearning expressed in this work, and the mastery of counterpoint and rhythm that produces it result in a wondrous piece. How far we have come from those early Nocturnes! The long lines, the uninterrupted flow of ideas, the dialogue between the upper voices that is passionate and spontaneous, the fluidity of the left hand while outlining such rich harmonies, and the poetry of it all give us Chopin at his best. The Op 55 Nocturnes were dedicated to Jane Stirling, his Scottish student and admirer.

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