Frédéric Chopin · Romanticism
1810–1849
1827-1849 · Piano alone · Warsaw and Paris
Tonality
Without a unique tone. It's a lot of pieces and each one has his own.
From the atril
These three family pieces accompanied Chopin throughout his life. The nocturnal, a genus that he took from the Irish John Field, are night songs for piano. The waltz evoke the elegant lounges of Paris. And the mazurcas, more than fifty, are their intimate daily: popular Polish dances transformed into small jewels of bold harmony.
From the keyboard, they are the essence of Chopin's style. In the nocturnal, like op. 9 ° 2, the right hand sings like an Italian opera voice, with ornaments that must sound improvised, while the left holds it with broad arpeggios. The waltz, like the «Minute»They're light and bright, but they ask for elegance rather than speed. And the mazurcas are the most difficult thing of all: their rhythm, with accents in the second or third time, and their particular rubate, are only learned by listening and playing for years. There's Chopin's Polish soul.
What to hear
- Nocturno op. 9 ° 2.
- The Vals «Minute» op. 64 ° 1.
- The dungeons, with their Polish rhythm and rubate.
