How should i play the piu lento part in Chopin's nocturne op. 48 no. 1

[craigyu]

most chords is too big and my hands can't cover them all, it's even hard for me when I do the Arpeggiated chords. I'm 19 and I don't think I have small hands, how do you play it? Any advice?  Thanks!

[j_menz]

You roll them, or with the bigger ones, you play them like an arpeggio. You can take the roll quite gently, but it's good practice to be able to do them quite a bit faster than you need to.

[chadbrochill17]

So it's fine to do that even where Chopin doesn't write it? I've been wondering about these chords as well.

[j_menz]

So it's fine to do that even where Chopin doesn't write it? I've been wondering about these chords as well.

Yes, it's fine. I think the ones that are marked as arpeggiated should be rolled in a more leisurely fashion than the others. Take heart: Chopin knew you didn't have 6 fingers and a double octave stretch in your left hand.