Chopin's "hardest" Nocturne?

[richterfan1]

Op.27 No.1? or Op.62

[jeffkonkol]

op 48 no 1

[williampiano]

op. 15 no. 2 in F sharp major. It may not seem that difficult, but if you play through it you'll notice that it is a lot more difficult than it seems.

[nanabush]

Eek, Op.9 #3.  The left hand in that piece is very tough!  It's got a lot of very very soft moments too that have to sparkle.  The Op.48 #1 has more chords/octaves, but I think the character in that one is a bit more straightforward to convey too.

[jeffkonkol]

my big issue with 48-1 is the doppio movimento, although that may just be an issue of strengths and weaknesses in my own playing as I find 27-1 relatively easy.

bernard listed 9 #3 as the hardest if I recall... so I guess I am inclined to agree... and it does have a lot of the textural elements of 27-1 combined with some rather brisk runs.

[fftransform]

That is like asking what the longest Chopin Prelude is, or what the least dance-like Mazurka is.  It's in opposition to the point of the music.

[nanabush]

Well if someone asks what the 'longest road' in the world is...

Terrible analogy, but asking what the most difficult one is a valid question... it's not in opposition, it's just unrelated.

[pianoplayjl]

I think op48 no 1 and nocturne in c sharp minor. I know it's weird mentioning the the C# minor nocturne but the scales are going to get me and the cross rythms, if I'm going to learn that piece.

[benechan]

I think op48 no 1 and nocturne in c sharp minor. I know it's weird mentioning the the C# minor nocturne but the scales are going to get me and the cross rythms, if I'm going to learn that piece.

I'm currently working on this nocturne too! There's a blog entry with some tips:

Piano Sage Blog: Tips to play Chopin's Nocturne in C Minor Opus 48 #1
https://pianosage.blogspot.com/2011/03/tips-to-play-chopins-nocturne-in-cm.html