Nocturnes, Op.15 (Chopin, Frédéric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 nocturnes
Composition Year 1830-33
Genre Categories Nocturnes; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr); For 2 violins, viola, cello (arr); For 4 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For cello, piano (arr); For violin, piano (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

 1. Andante cantabile (F major) (EU)
#707206 - 2.78MB - 4:19 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 2058×⇩ - OGG - Lucas-coelho

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 2. Larghetto (F♯ major) (EU)
#707207 - 2.80MB - 4:26 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 960×⇩ - OGG - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/6/9)

 3. Lento (G minor) (EU)
#707208 - 3.31MB - 5:06 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 1199×⇩ - OGG - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/6/9)

Performer Pages Guiomar Novaes (piano)
Publisher Info. Guiomar Novaes: Chopin: Nocturnes (Complete) — Vol I
New York, N.Y.: Vox, 1956. PL 9632-1.
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 1. Andante cantabile (F major) (EU)
#719223 - 5.39MB - 4:14 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 583×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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 2. Larghetto (F♯ major) (EU)
#719224 - 4.82MB - 3:44 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 304×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/25)

 3. Lento (G minor) (EU)
#719225 - 6.59MB - 4:41 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 404×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/25)

Performer Pages Eugene Istomin (piano)
Publisher Info. Columbia Special Products, 1956. P 14197.
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Selections

 1. Andante cantabile (F major)
#474372 - 4.75MB - 5:05 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 7328×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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 2. Larghetto (F♯ major)
#474373 - 3.12MB - 3:24 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4274×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2017/6/3)

Performer Pages Luke Faulkner (piano)
Publisher Info. Palo Alto: Musopen.
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 1. Andante cantabile (F major)
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Performer Pages Brett Bachus (piano)
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 3. Lento
#836960 - 3.23MB - ? -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 290×⇩ - MP3 - Luiskaludin

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Luiskaludin (2023/1/29)

Performer Pages Luis Kolodin (Piano)
Publisher Info. Luis Kolodin, 2020.
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 3. Lento (G minor)
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performer (2011/11/27)

Publisher Info. Hans-Peter Beer
Performers Hans-Peter Beer
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete

 Complete Score (full BNF resolution)
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Editor First edition (French)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d. Plate M.S. 1529.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Woldemar Bargiel (1828-1897)
Series editors
Publisher. Info. Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band IV (pp.14-23)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1878]. Plate C. IV. 4–6.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Theodor Kullak (1818-1882)
Translator Albert Ross Parsons (1847–1933)
Publisher. Info. Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.V: Nocturnes
Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1881. Plate S. 7290(4, 5, 6).
Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1881.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Karl Klindworth (1830-1916)
Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924)
Publisher. Info. Oeuvres pour le piano, Vol.2: Nocturnes
London: Augener, No.6094, n.d.[1883]. Plate 8081.
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 Complete Score (Preview)
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.4 (pp.20-31)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11053-55.
Reissue — 1934. Plate 36378
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 Complete Score
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Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845-1918)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band I (pp.226–33)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[ca.1905]. Plate 9462.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Rafael Joseffy (1852-1915)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.4: Nocturnes (LMC 30)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1915. Plate 25438.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Alfred Cortot (1877-1962)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Senart, n.d.(ca.1916-22). Plate E.M.S. 5142.
Reprinted Paris: Salabert, 1945. - with possibly fraudulent copyright claim.
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 Complete Score (EU)
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 1. Andante cantabile (F major) (EU)
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 2. Larghetto (F♯ major) (EU)
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 3. Lento (G minor) (EU)
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Editor Jan Ekier (1913-2014)
Paweł Kamiński (b. 1958)
Publisher. Info. National Edition of the Works of Fryderyk Chopin, Series A, Vol.5 (pp.35-47)
Kraków: PWM, 1995. Plate PWM 9235.
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 Complete Score
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 2. Larghetto (F♯ major)
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 3. Lento (G minor)
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Editor Heinrich Germer (1837-1913)
Publisher. Info. Akademische Neuausgabe beliebter Klavierwerke, Vols.1-2 Nos.8, 29(2)
Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister, No.145-6, 1894, 1898. Plate G. 26-7.
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 2. Larghetto (F♯ major)
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Publisher. Info. Richard Johnson Editions, 2010.
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 2. Larghetto (F♯ major)
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Editor Yvonne Péan
Publisher. Info. Album Musica, No.92
Paris: Pierre Lafitte, 1910.
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 3. Lento (G minor)
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Editor Hans-Peter Beer
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Selections (Nos.1, 3)

For Piano 4 Hands (Horn)

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Arranger August Horn (1825-1893)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d. Plate 6227.
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Andante cantabile (No.1)

For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Drillon)

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Arranger Jacques Drillon (b. 1954)
Publisher. Info. Jacques Drillon
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For Violin and Piano (Hermann)
See: Compositionen für Pianoforte und Violine: Nocturnes (No.4)
For Cello and Piano (Franchomme)

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 Cello Part
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Arranger Auguste Franchomme (1808-1884)
Publisher. Info. Paris: E. Gérard et Cie., n.d.[1870]. Plate C.M. 11,017.
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Misc. Notes Composition is in G major (with middle part in G minor).

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The outer parts are taken from Nocturne 15/1, while the middle one is an arrangement of the main theme of Nocturne 37/1.

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Larghetto (No.2)

For Violin and Piano (Rehfeld)

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 Violin Part
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Arranger Fabian Rehfeld (1842-1920)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Schlesinger, No.76, n.d.(ca.1872). Plate S.6744.
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For Cello and Piano (Grützmacher)

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 Cello Part
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Arranger Friedrich Grützmacher (1832-1903)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 6301.
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Lento (No.3)

For Violin and Piano (Hermann)
See: Compositionen für Pianoforte und Violine: Nocturnes (No.5)

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General Information

Work Title Nocturnes
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Nocturnes Op. 15; Nocturnes, Op. 15; 3 Notturni op. 15; 夜曲Op. 15; 녹턴, Op. 15; Nocturns op. 15; Nokturny op. 15; المقطوعة الحالمة Op.15; น็อกเทินส์ โอพัสที่ 15 (ชอแป็ง); Νυχτερινά, Op. 15; Nocturne, Op. 15 (Chopin); Nocturnos, op. 15
Name Aliases المقطوعة الحالمة Op.١٥ (شوبان)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 175222964; LCCN: no2001061983
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.15
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 66
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 nocturnes:
  1. Andante cantabile (F major)
  2. Larghetto (F-sharp major)
  3. Lento (G minor)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1830-33
First Publication. 1833-34
Dedication Ferdinand Hiller
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
External Links Wikipedia article
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.1
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.2
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.3
All Music Guide No.1
All Music Guide No.2
All Music Guide No.3
All Music Guide
Extra Locations Nocturnes edited by Raoul Pugno.

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