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0:00 John Field's 1st Nocturne in E flat major
1:14 Chopinesque features: cross-rhythm, Italian opera etc.
2:24 Sonority: 10ths, pedal-wash, new patterns, floating melody
3:42 Comparison with Chopin Op. 9 no. 2.
5:11 Rellstab's criticism of Chopin.
7:27 Chopin's polyphony
10:09 Chopin's poetic conception of fingering and out-of-time passages.
10:48 Chopin's expressive (ornamental) use of modulation
This video is an extract from a longer video on this channel, all about NOCTURNES: youtu.be/sds8IAyRjlM?si=Md5TLnLMuGA3bEu_
Matthew King discusses the influence of John Field's first nocturne in E flat major on Chopin's famous E flat nocturne Op. 9, no. 2, and compares the two pieces. Matthew reads a contemporary criticism of Chopin, in which he is viewed unfavourably in comparison with Field.
Pianist and Presenter: Matthew King (https://www.matthewkingcomposer.com)
Edited by Ian Coulter (https://www.iancoultermusic.com)
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0:00 John Field's 1st Nocturne in E flat major
1:14 Chopinesque features: cross-rhythm, Italian opera etc.
2:24 Sonority: 10ths, pedal-wash, new patterns, floating melody
3:42 Comparison with Chopin Op. 9 no. 2.
5:11 Rellstab's criticism of Chopin.
7:27 Chopin's polyphony
10:09 Chopin's poetic conception of fingering and out-of-time passages.
10:48 Chopin's expressive (ornamental) use of modulation
This video is an extract from a longer video on this channel, all about NOCTURNES: youtu.be/sds8IAyRjlM?si=Md5TLnLMuGA3bEu_
Matthew King discusses the influence of John Field's first nocturne in E flat major on Chopin's famous E flat nocturne Op. 9, no. 2, and compares the two pieces. Matthew reads a contemporary criticism of Chopin, in which he is viewed unfavourably in comparison with Field.
Pianist and Presenter: Matthew King (https://www.matthewkingcomposer.com)
Edited by Ian Coulter (https://www.iancoultermusic.com)
#themusicprofessor #chopinnocturne #johnfield










