In Paris, far from his Polish homeland, Chopin gave his soul to the piano, creating for it music of unearthly beauty. Into the Nocturnes, he poured the greatest brightness of his genius. Chopin was ...

For Pollini, Chopin has been part of his life since his triumph in the 1960 Chopin Competition in Warsaw. And yet his new set of the Nocturnes, ‘complete’ (apart from the posthumous C sharp minor ...

Chopin Nocturne Audio will be available later today. Renee Fleming was the direct inspiration for a character in Ann Patchett's novel, "Bel Canto." From the book, we hear a short passage that revolves ...

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Chopin's Nocturnes form a central collection in the romantic piano repertoire, and with good reason. But just how did the inspiration for such an epic set of piano pieces come about? Frederic Chopin's ...

At the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, pianist Louis Lortie plays the Nocturne, No. 2, Op. 27 by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849).

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A sticker on the cover notes that in this two-CD set "the greatest of all living Chopin interpreters records the composer's best-loved ...