About Brahms op.117 118 119

[chatoto]

This finest pieces are so rich musically . And technically , il does not requires a lot .
So do you think it will be a good idea to give thes pieces as homework to pupils who just begin to play nocturne of Chopin?
Or it is only supposed to be given to very advanced students?

[brogers70]

I started to learn them not long after I could play a couple of the less difficult Chopin Nocturnes. They are wonderful pieces, as you say, and most of them are not that difficult technically. I can't see any harm in learning them relatively early. They are deep enough that it's not as though you'll get bored of them and never come back to them later.