Before sleep, solitude, softening the mind
← Back to listening
Recording listening page · PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne No. 18 in E major, Op. 62 No. 2 (Luke Faulkner) — Complete work — Luke Faulkner
Nocturne No. 18 In E Major Op. 62 No. 2 Luke Faulkner
PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDINGFrédéric Chopin: Nocturne No. 18 in E major, Op. 62 No. 2 (Luke Faulkner) — Complete work — Luke FaulknerFrédéric Chopin · Luke FaulknerPlay full recording
00:00
Open recording page↗05:40
01 / The first 30 seconds
30-second entrance
Enter through the left hand sway. It is the room’s breathing; the right hand is the voice inside it.
00:00–00:40: follow the left hand first; do not rush to sing the melody.
02 / LISTEN FOR
Three things to wait for
- The steadiness of the left-hand sway
- Small pauses at phrase endings
- Ornaments like thoughts remembered mid-sentence
03 / RIGHTS
Copyright and source
Wikimedia Commons
d08780f2497869753a55fecb491c083130e5e920e7c772b145cdb3a25746fa9004 / VERSION
Version / performer information
Nocturne versions differ by rubato: too free falls apart, too strict stiffens. Hear whether it speaks naturally.