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Topic: Posthumous vs Original Chopin nocturne  (Read 1970 times)

Offline eyeballnick

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Posthumous vs Original Chopin nocturne
on: July 07, 2008, 02:46:38 PM
Is it me or do you think the post. chopin nocturnes are overplayed? and not as good as the original Nocturnes ?

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Re: Posthumous vs Original Chopin nocturne
Reply #1 on: July 07, 2008, 11:43:53 PM
I love  the post-humous ones, especailly C# minor when played well.  However, the reason Chopin did not allow them to be published was his own dissatisfaction with them. 

Perhaps a certain matter of taste. 

We can get tired of hearing the same thing too much, very quickly when not played well, and over time even if soemthing is brilliant. 

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Re: Posthumous vs Original Chopin nocturne
Reply #2 on: July 08, 2008, 02:57:04 PM
I love  the post-humous ones, especailly C# minor when played well.  However, the reason Chopin did not allow them to be published was his own dissatisfaction with them. 

Perhaps a certain matter of taste. 

We can get tired of hearing the same thing too much, very quickly when not played well, and over time even if soemthing is brilliant. 

Yes i agree fully, its not that the posthumous ones are not "as good" but i definatly think, especially since the film the pianist came out, that i have heard the C# minor and Eminor Nocturnes so much, becomes tiresome! Even though they are beautiful peices. I wonder why Chopin wasnt happy with them?
 

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