Chopin Nocturnes-your opinion?

[chopinawesome]

what are your favorite chopin nocturnes?
From favorite to least favorite
1.Op.15/1
2.48/1
3.15/2
4.62/2
5.37/2
6.9/1
7.9/3
8.9/2
9.32/2
10.32/1
11.27/2
12. 27/1
13.62/1
14. no.21
15.72/1
16.55/2
17.no.20
18.55/1
19.48/2
20.37/1
21.15/3

How would you rank them in difficulty?

[pencilart3]

My opinion is that they are all masterpieces, one of the greatest series of works ever written. And some of the really amazing ones get neglected. #10, #14, #5, #16, #17, #8, #19 are my favorites at the moment. You really can't rank Chopin's nocturnes in terms of difficulty.

By the way, I know #s 14 and 5. I will upload them within the next month or two.

[chopinawesome]

My opinion is that they are all masterpieces, one of the greatest series of works ever written. And some of the really amazing ones get neglected. #10, #14, #5, #16, #17, #8, #19 are my favorites at the moment. You really can't rank Chopin's nocturnes in terms of difficulty.

By the way, I know #s 14 and 5. I will upload them within the next month or two.

I know No.2,5,6, and 20 and 21

[chopinlover01]

They're lovely miniatures. That said, I find the early set to be rather shallow in comparison to the mid and later set; compare Op. 15 to Op. 48 or 55, for example. Or even just Op. 32.
Also, this is a somewhat controversial opinion, but I think the nocturnes he left unpublished should've stayed that way.

[pencilart3]

I think the nocturnes he left unpublished should've stayed that way.

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[chopinlover01]

They're mostly overplayed amateurish works, specifically the 20th in C sharp minor. The C minor posthumous isn't too bad but they're really not great and the amount of praise they get really bastardizes the works to a point where I can't stand them. Similar deal with FI.

[pencilart3]

Yes, #20 gets more praise than it should, but it really is a nice melody. I think if AJ came up with it, we wouldn't want it to remain "unpublished"

[chopinlover01]

If AJ came up with it, I'd have the same criticism of it that I have of much of his recording/stuff; overly romantic where it doesn't need to be, and somewhat unoriginal.
Don't get me wrong though, I love AJ's playing. It just feels like it's a synthesis of recordings and little of his own interpretation.

[pencilart3]

If AJ came up with it, I'd have the same criticism of it that I have of much of his recording/stuff

Easier said than done