Chopin’s Nocturne No. 7, in C-sharp minor, begins with a low, ashen sound: a prowling arpeggio in the left hand, consisting only of C-sharps and G-sharps. It’s a hollowed-out harmony, in limbo between ...

Lento con gran espressione in C sharp minor (WN 37) Etude in C minor Op.10 No.12 Etude in F major Paysage No.3 (S.139) Etude in D minor Mazeppa No.4 (S.139) Etude in B major Feux Follets No.5 (S.139) ...

A comedy show about Chopin’s ‘Nocturne’? An intriguing concept and a surprisingly delightful blend of humour and musical insight. The blurb was funny: “Classical piano presented with jokes by a bald ...

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Film released to celebrate the pianist's 60th - plus, win a signed copy of his Nocturnes recording! Stephen Hough - pianist, composer, author and artist - turns 60 today. To celebrate the occasion, ...

Though not the most imaginative take on the 21 nocturnes, the French pianist captures Chopin’s music as it was conceived on a superb-sounding 1836 Pleyel Chopin composed 21 nocturnes, 18 of which were ...

From the title alone, it’s difficult to know what to expect from this performance. However, Sebastian Gardner’s debut play delivers heaps of hilariously authentic peaks within a rocky relationship, ...

Japanese pianist and composer Leiki Ueda has discovered a resemblance between a soaring melody in a Chopin nocturne, and the Disney theme to Winnie the Pooh. At one of the melodic climaxes of the ...