Chopin nocturne Op. 55, #2

[frida1]

I'm having trouble getting the feel of this nocturne.  Also, the part where the right hand trills while playing melody notes is very difficult for me.  Does anyone have any advice about this piece?  It seems to be one that's not played as much as some others.

[spirithorn]

frida1 -
This is a beautiful Nocturne, well worth the (considerable) effort required to master it.  One of the difficulties is sustaining the "long line" through the whole piece.  Listen to as many recordings as possible.  Ashkenazy does a fabulous job on this one.  The RH trills with melody notes section is tough at first.  Try measured trills, writing in the fingering where a trill note and melody note coincide.  For example if you are trilling even 16ths with 1-2, write in whether 1 or 2 is coinciding with each melody note.  Chopin actually stated that he was more concerned with evenness than rapidity in trills.  Hope this helps, and good luck!

[frida1]

Thanks for your reply.  I love this nocturne; the only recording I've heard is Arrau's.  I agree about the long lines, and I'll try what you suggest on the trills.