Which Chopin Nocturne?

[zukimaten]

Hey fellow pianoplayers

I want to start playing a Chopin Nocturne, i have played 3 preludes from him, lastly the raindrop, so i hope i am ready to start playing nocturnes. The problem is i don't know which one is the easiest. What is your opinion? - which one should i start with? And are they much harder than the raindrop prelude?

(pardon my english, i am not a native speaker)

[pmz310]

start with the Op. 15 No. 2, or teh Op. 48 No. 2

[grisell]

The two posthumous ones, in c and c sharp minor respectively, are good for beginners, too.

[thalbergmad]

I would have thought that the Op9 No2 is the easiest, but before looking at the Chopin Nocturnes, perhaps it might be a good idea to look at some of the Field noctures.

Arguably a good preparation for the Chopin.

Thal

[gyzzzmo]

I would have thought that the Op9 No2 is the easiest, but before looking at the Chopin Nocturnes, perhaps it might be a good idea to look at some of the Field noctures.

Arguably a good preparation for the Chopin.

Thal

isnt op9/1 the easiest?

[thalbergmad]

I actually found it one of the hardest.

Thal

[gyzzzmo]

The hardest part of that nocturne was for me to make the middle part not very boring :p
Then i found out that keeping the peddle down almost entire middle part did the trick, for the rest i didnt have any problems with that one. Jumping in 9/2 and the 16s at the end is a problem for many, technically.

gyzzzy

[thalbergmad]

The hardest part of that nocturne was for me to make the middle part not very boring :p

When playing that, i find myself thinking "for gods sake, get back to the original theme"

Thal

[zukimaten]

It sounds like a good idea to start with a Field nocturne. If i do so which one should i take? - i don't really know his nocturnes opposed to Chopin's. I heard nr 4 is the best, but i can't find any recordings of it and i don't have a clue about its difficulty.