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Chopin/Milstein: Nocturne

Performed by K. Lee, violin/ C. Kemper, piano

 

 

 

 

 

Frédéric François Chopin was born in Poland in1810 of a French father, Nicolas Chopin, and of a Polish mother, Tekla Justyna Krzyzanowska. In early 1829, Chopin performed in Vienna, where he was received with several optimistic reviews. In France, Chopin had the opportunity to acquaint himself with his contemporaries who were also participants of the Romantic Revolution in Paris. Among them were Liszt, Berlioz, Meyerbeer, Bellini, Balzac, Heine, Victor Hugo and Schumann.

The 1830s in Paris proved to be a progressive and productive time for Chopin. He completed some of his most popular works and performed regular concerts, receiving fantastic reviews. However, Chopin rarely performed in public, and primarly earned his living as a composer and as a teacher.

Chopin's compositions were written primarily for the piano as a solo instrument, and he is famous for his tasteful nuances and lyricism. Chopin invented musical forms such as the ballade and was responsible for major innovations in forms such as the piano sonata, mazurka, waltz, nocturne, étude, impromptu and prélude.

The Chopin Nocturne was originally written for solo piano, but was transcribed for violin by the famous 20th-century concert violinist, Nathan Milstein.