F. Chopin - Nocturne in F-sharp major Op. 15 no. 2 - analysis - Greg Niemczuk's lecture.

[@danielnunes511]

Your way of scrutinizing the pieces of the greatest genius to ever inhabit the planet is absolutely awe-inspiring. It almost feels like you are bringing these insights directly from Chopin to us, which you caught from a personal conversation with him not long ago. Every time I watch one of these videos you create a new piece enters in my priority list which is a pity because I can’t finish any 😂 … Lucky are the people who get the chance to have classes in person with you. Greetings from Brazil!

[@Mazurking]

Greg, no better person could play and talk about this nocturne. Thank you.

[@gregniemczuk]

Thank you so much!

[@ΜιλτιάδηςΒιτσικουνάκης]

Yes! This piece is absolutely fantastic !!! Its innovative form foresees what was to follow late in xix or early in xx centuries. No matter how many times have i heard it, the same result will ever captivate my whole spirit and heart. It is a tremendous impulse i can't control by any means. What i can only imagine, is a sunny and happy afternoon in a Paris boulevard, before and after a sudden storm. The period that followed the revolution of 1830, gave all the european citizens the false impression and hope of a quiet and normal social and private life, a prototype so ideal and fairy for any Pole, outside Poland ... Thank you, Mo Niemczuk, for analyzing such a rare beauty of hope and light in the middle of despair ...

[@DLPlanes]

Thank you for making these videos 🙏🏼

[@aironthegstring-tp]

I really like this piece and your interesting analysis! Thanks for sharing. I am really enjoyed.

[@petersz7322]

When I am listening to your interpretations of these Nocturnes I always feel so relaxed. In my opinion the slower tempo suits this nocturne better, because there is no need to rush those magical melodies. Of course I like the analysis as well, thanks for the video :)

[@gregniemczuk]

Thanks!

[@elias7748]

Chopin was really a revolutionary.

[@kopperbunny]

Thanks so much for all of this background information, it's absolutely incredible and helpful.

[@中島百合子-g6o]

Like Debussy 🤔I can’t notice that. Thank you for telling me.Greg🌹💐👏👏👏

[@Dominik_K.]

Music straight from heart to heart. I love Raoul Pugno's version of this nocturne - there is a recording that is very noisy but has a timeless charm.

[@gregniemczuk]

Great pianist!

[@eenayeah]

Another one I'd been waiting for. Big favorite!

[@n.s.3410]

I having the hardest time trying to get the timing of the middle section. I just cannot seem to wrap my head around it. Anyone have any pointers?

[@gregniemczuk]

Hi! Yes, try to think about each 5 notes as a kind of arpeggio. Do not try to COUNT THEM. just play one group of 5 notes in fast tempo and than stop. Play the next one and stop. And so on.... If you still have problems, let me know or write me to [e-mail], I'll try to help you personally.

[@n.s.3410]

@@gregniemczuk hey, Thank you for the response. I appreciate it. I'll give that a try tonight. I think that is where i have been having trouble. Ive been trying to count out the 5 notes in time rather than treating it as an arpeggiated chord. Many thanks!!

[@mica8393]

I love it ♥️

[@NguyetLe-ob5vs]

Hello what brand of piano are you playing? I’m sorry it is not obvious to me because I am blind thank you

[@gregniemczuk]

KAWAI GM-10, don't worry!

[@Zaba_the_Dogling]

meraviglioso

[@PhilHarrison762]

You must just LOVE Rachmaninov's playing of this nocturne (on KZbin)! He sees it exactly the same way as you do. BTW, why are Nocturnes not described as "Brillante"... a 40-note decoration!

[@gregniemczuk]

Oh yeees!!!! Well.... because they are romantic, bel canto singing!

[@sunareekaewnat8967]

Glissando, also known as sliding, is a real sin among singers. I cannot think of any vocal music at the time which called for such a technique, which is why I would also categorize this nocturne as contemplative.

[@mariyakoshkina3941]

🙏🇺🇸❤️

[@gatesurfer]

So why does everybody play that descending run in the second phrase as a duplex and then a triplet, rather than a quintuplet? The music has a slur with a 5 over it, but nobody, and I mean NOBODY, plays it that way.