Nocturnes, Op.48 (Chopin, Frédéric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 nocturnes
Composition Year 1841
Genre Categories Nocturnes; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, bassoon, horn (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); Scores featuring the oboe (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the bass clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the bassoon (arr); Scores featuring the horn (arr); For 7 players (arr)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

 1. Lento (C minor)
#474370 - 5.95MB - 6:19 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 19333×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2017/6/3)

 2. Andantino (F♯ minor)
#474371 - 7.54MB - 8:15 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5451×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2017/6/3)

Performer Pages Luke Faulkner (piano)
Publisher Info. Palo Alto: Musopen.
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Misc. Notes Source: Musopen (lossless file also available)
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 1. Lento (C minor)
#93997 - 5.55MB - 6:03 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 25189×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2011/2/24)

 2. Andantino (F♯ minor)
#479578 - 9.36MB - 6:49 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1418×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2017/6/30)

Performer Pages Cecile Licad (piano)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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 2. Andantino (F♯ minor)
#427177 - 6.59MB - 7:12 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1685×⇩ - MP3 - C. Stephan

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C. Stephan (2016/6/18)

Performer Pages Constantin Stephan (piano)
Publisher Info. Constantin Stephan
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 1. Lento (C minor) (EU)
#739472 - 15.31MB - 6:41 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/C - 345×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/10/17)

Performer Pages André Watts (piano)
Publisher Info. An Andre Watts Recital
Columbia, 1964. MS 6636.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete

 1. Lento (full BNF resolution)
#399492 - 34.18MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2940×⇩ - Piupianissimo

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 2. Andantino (full BNF resolution)
#399489 - 34.38MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1175×⇩ - Piupianissimo

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Editor First edition (French)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d. Plate M.S. 3487-3488.
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 Complete Score
#114003 - 1.15MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 41955×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/8/18)

Editor Series editors
Publisher. Info. Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band IV (pp.48-57)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1878]. Plate C. IV. 13–14.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes The principal editor of the Nocturnes was Woldemar Bargiel. Publication date from Hofmeister's Verzeichnis. Original scans: 300dpi, grayscale jpg2000 images 3100 by 3900 pixels. Converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, re-sampled to 600dpi, and set uniform margins.
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 Complete Score
#81072 - 0.93MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 25335×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2010/10/7)

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(13-14).
Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1881.
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 Complete Score
#00466 - 0.76MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12221×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Feldmahler (2006/2/26)

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)
#48578 - 1.44MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 17348×⇩ - piupianissimo

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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.4 (pp.62-73)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11062-63.
Reissue — 1934. Plate 36378.
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 Complete Score
#112744 - 1.48MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6761×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/8/8)

Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845-1918)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band I (pp.254–61)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[ca.1905]. Plate 9462.
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Misc. Notes Original scans: 300dpi, color jpg2000 images approximately 2550 by 3420 pixels. Converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, re-sampled to 600dpi, and set uniform margins. For the title page and preface for Band I see Mazurka in A minor, B.134.
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 Complete Score
#112340 - 1.26MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8780×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Editor Rafael Joseffy (1852-1915)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.4: Nocturnes (LMC 30) (pp.62-73)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1915. Plate 25438.
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Misc. Notes Original scans: 300dpi, grayscale jpg2000 images 2600 by 3500 pixels. Converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, re-sampled to 600dpi, and set uniform margins. For the title page and preface for volume 4 see Nocturnes, Op.9.
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 Complete Score
#368180 - 1.33MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/C/33 - 1892×⇩ - Worov

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Editor Alfred Cortot (1877-1962)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Senart, n.d.(ca.1916-22). Plate E.M.S. 5143.
Reprinted Paris: Salabert, 1945. - with possibly fraudulent copyright claim.
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Misc. Notes Includes comments in French
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 Complete Score (EU)
#878658 - 7.59MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/45/V - 926×⇩ - Pfsunmin

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 1. Lento (C minor) (EU)
#878659 - 5.94MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/45/V - 1666×⇩ - Pfsunmin

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 2. Andantino (F♯ minor) (EU)
#878660 - 6.68MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/45/V - 504×⇩ - Pfsunmin

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Editor Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941)
Publisher. Info. Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949. Plate PWM 238.
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 Complete Score (EU)
#706010 - 0.69MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/N*/V* - 4598×⇩ - Fugalicious

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 1. Lento (C minor) (EU)
#706011 - 0.33MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/N*/V* - 7670×⇩ - Fugalicious

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 2. Andantino (F♯ minor) (EU)
#706012 - 0.36MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/N*/V* - 2758×⇩ - Fugalicious

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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.80-92)
Kraków: PWM, 1995. Plate PWM 9235.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. For information on fingering indications and a link to the source and performance commentary, see the link to the National Edition in the Publisher Information above.
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 Complete Score
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 Complete Score
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Selections

 1. Lento (C minor)
#627603 - 0.60MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 80×⇩ - Morel

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Publisher. Info. Album Musica, No.104
Paris: Pierre Lafitte, 1911.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Cello and Piano (L. Grützmacher)

 Complete Score
#549899 - 2.87MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 89×⇩ - Music Addict

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 Cello Part
#549900 - 0.99MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 80×⇩ - Music Addict

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 1. Lento - Complete Score and Cello Part
#24342 - 2.41MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2312×⇩ - Generoso

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 2. Andantino - Complete Score and Cello Part
#24343 - 2.92MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1444×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2008/11/12)

Arranger Leopold Grützmacher (1835-1900)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: H. Litolff, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate Collection Litolff No.1088.
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Lento in C minor (No.1)

For Flute, Oboe, 2 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Shigeta)

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#40270 - 0.23MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2072×⇩ - Shigeta

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⇒ 6 more: Flute • Oboe • Clarinet 1 (B♭) • Clarinet 2 (B♭) • Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon

 Flute
#40271 - 0.07MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1001×⇩ - Shigeta

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 Oboe
#40272 - 0.08MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 641×⇩ - Shigeta

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 Clarinet 1 (B♭)
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 Clarinet 2 (B♭)
#40276 - 0.09MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 801×⇩ - Shigeta

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 Bass Clarinet (B♭)
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 Bassoon
#40275 - 0.08MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 721×⇩ - Shigeta

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Arranger Takuya Shigeta
Publisher. Info. Takuya Shigeta, 2009
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Misc. Notes Flute, Oboe, 2 Clarinets, Horn, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon
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For Violin and Piano (Hermann)
See: Compositionen für Pianoforte und Violine: Nocturnes (No.8)
For Cello and Piano (Franchomme)

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Arranger Auguste Franchomme (1808-1884)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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General Information

Work Title Nocturnes
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Nocturnes, Op. 48; 夜曲Op. 48; 2 Notturni op. 48; Nocturns op. 48; المقطوعة الحالمة Op.48; Nokturny op. 48 Fryderyka Chopina; Νυχτερινά, Op. 48; Nocturne, Op. 48; Nocturnes, opus 48; 녹턴, Op. 48; Nocturnos, op. 48; Nocturnes, Klavier, op. 48
Name Aliases المقطوعة الحالمة Op.٤٨ (شوبان)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 193652978; LCCN: no00047909; GND: 300037481; BNF: 14806079t
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.48 ; CT 120, 121
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 70
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 nocturnes:
  1. Lento (C minor)
  2. Andantino (F-sharp minor)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1841
First Publication. 1842
Dedication Mlle. Laure Duperré
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
Discography No.1
No.2
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External Links Wikipedia article
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.1
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.2
Extra Locations Nocturnes edited by Raoul Pugno.

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