Expression on the theme of Chopin's C Minor Nocturne

Would be useful to know what you think is good...and not so good, so that I can work on it for future recordings. Thanks

Hi @Symphonic,

That bii chord in 1:11 sounds very nice to me. Next it becomes more like his op.10 no.1 with those arpeggios, with fury. 2:25 sounds quite nice to me too, which sounds like the recap in the original piece. I really love the 4:45 passage when the melody reappears and the left hand is like the prelude G major accompaniment. The augmentation in around 9:00 is lovely too.

Your playing is absolutely amazing. Those slips don’t affect your music a bit with those passionate tone.

For me I less like those passages between the appearance of the theme, since it sounds a bit unrelated to the theme, but I think it’s inevitable for an improvisatory performance. Another is personal. I don’t like the Picardy 3rd ending haha, although you use the middle passage of the nocturne very well. I just love the original tragic ending too much haha!

Thx for sharing!

Henry