For some his rubato in the Nocturnes has an effect on the music like a life­force being thwarted and blocked‚ while others will claim that Chopin was hardly an easy or ‘comfortable’ composer and that ...

John Field is a relatively unknown name in today’s classical music world, but he was a hugely influential figure in his day and created the nocturne, a form later perfected by Frédéric Chopin ... and ...

The Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition is one of the oldest and most prestigious ... During the first three stages the pianists perform Nocturnes, Etudes, Ballads, Scherzos, Polonaises, ...