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Offline pseudopianist

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Favourite Chopin Nocturne
on: June 29, 2004, 04:31:38 PM
I hope you are not sick of these kind of topics but I would really like to know you're personal favourits of Chopins Nocturnes. ;)

1. E flat Op9
2. F minor Op55
3. C minor Op48
4. B flat minor Op9
5. C sharp minor nr 20
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Offline pianojems

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Re: Favourite Chopin Nocturne
Reply #1 on: June 29, 2004, 05:23:05 PM
These are my favorites, not in order:
Op.37 No. 2
Op. 32 No.1
Op.27 No. 2 (probably my most favorite and the next one)
Op.9 No1
Op. 15 No.1
Op.9 No3

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Re: Favourite Chopin Nocturne
Reply #2 on: June 29, 2004, 10:16:30 PM
Op. 27 (both)
Op. 48, No.1
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Re: Favourite Chopin Nocturne
Reply #3 on: June 30, 2004, 11:16:42 AM
Op. 55 No. 2

Offline scrabble

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Re: Favourite Chopin Nocturne
Reply #4 on: July 01, 2004, 05:11:00 AM
Op. 9 no. 3
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Re: Favourite Chopin Nocturne
Reply #5 on: July 01, 2004, 06:02:32 PM
Is it just me or does Op62 in B major not sound that much Chopin?
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Re: Favourite Chopin Nocturne
Reply #6 on: July 02, 2004, 07:42:10 AM
i love op.27 no.2 and no.20 in c# minor. need to listen more to the others to add to my list (there is too much music to listen to aghhh)
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Offline allchopin

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Re: Favourite Chopin Nocturne
Reply #7 on: July 02, 2004, 08:38:04 AM
Op. 48 #1 is clearly the best nocturne...
with a close lead on Op. 15 #4
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Re: Favourite Chopin Nocturne
Reply #8 on: July 05, 2004, 06:33:26 PM
C minor (op. posth.)
E major op. 62-2
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Re: Favourite Chopin Nocturne
Reply #9 on: July 06, 2004, 06:50:04 AM
op. 9 no. 1
op. 27 no. 1
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Re: Favourite Chopin Nocturne
Reply #10 on: July 06, 2004, 07:05:52 AM
op. 9 no. 2
op. post. Ut#M
op. 9 no. 1

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Re: Favourite Chopin Nocturne
Reply #11 on: July 06, 2004, 03:08:26 PM
wow i had a complete muddle of opus numbers i have no idea why i typed op27 no2 cos i was thinking of op9 no1, as everyone else seems to love too. however op27 no2 is lovely too
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