David Dubal feels that the pieces are "more aptly described as ballades in miniature". Blair Johnson states that these two nocturnes are "two of the most powerful—and famous—nocturnes [Chopin] has ever penned" and that these nocturnes are "virtually unrecognizable" to those of John Field.
Date of composition | 1836 |
First published | 1837 |
Dedicated to | Countess d'Appony |
Type | Nocturne |
Tonality | C-sharp Minor |
Catalogue | Op. 27 |
Instruments | Piano |
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Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes for Piano n°1 en do dièse mineur, Op. 27 Fryderyk Chopin: Nocturnes for Piano n. 1 in do diesis minore, Op. 27 Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes for Piano Nr. 1 cis-moll, Op. 27 |