ISBN 0739098594. Masterwork; Romantic.
The nocturnes (night pieces) are among the most introspective and personal of Chopin's works. This collection of the nocturnes includes footnotes citing the differences between the manuscripts and the first editions. Also included is an outstanding recording from the Naxos Label. Titles: Nocturne in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1 * Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 * Nocturne in B Major, Op. 9, No. 3 * Nocturne in F Major, Op. 15, No. 1 * Nocturne in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2 *Nocturne in G Minor, Op. 15, No. 3 * Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 1 * Nocturne in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 * Nocturne in B Major, Op. 32, No. 1 * Nocturne in G Minor, Op. 37, No. 1 * Nocturne in G Major, Op. 37, No. 2 * Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1 * Nocturne in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 48, No. 2 * Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 * Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2 * Nocturne in A-Flat Major, Op. 32, No. 2 * Nocturne in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1 * Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62, No. 2 * Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1 (Posthumous).