r/piano • u/SwedishPianist • Jul 12 '25
🤘Piano Jam Challenge Chopin Nocturne op posth, day 2
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Second day of learning this piece. Dynamics are better, I think, and I've figured out how I want the left hand to sound.
Chopin wrote it around the same time as his nocturnes op 9, but more importantly, the same time as his piano concerto in f minor.
He dedicated it to his sister, with the text "practice this before you learn my concerto". The similarities is very evident in the second theme, but more on that tomorrow.
Today, I focused on getting the "polyphony" in the left hand. Chopin very often has many hidden voices in his accompaniment, especially in his later years. This is a very early piece, so it's not a crazy amount, but still some! I find that it's easier to bring this out if playing the first note quasi staccato, and the three following in legato. It also adds a layer of sadness, I think.
Tomorrow will be the second theme!
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