Nocturne c sharp minor chopin sheet music

Contents

  • 1 Performances
    • 1.1 Recordings
    • 1.2 Naxos
  • 2 Sheet Music
    • 2.1 Scores
      • 2.1.1 Final version (B.49)
      • 2.1.2 Early version (KK IVa Nr. 16)
    • 2.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
      • 2.2.1 For Violin and Piano (JL)
      • 2.2.2 For Cello and Piano (Piatigorsky)
      • 2.2.3 For Guitar (Jokela)
  • 3 General Information
  • 4 Navigation etc.

Performances

Recordings

Performer Pages Estelinha Epstein (piano)
Publisher Info. RGE, 1958. XRLP 100003.
Reissue Copacabana, 1965. XRLP 100003.
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Performer Pages Guiomar Novaes (piano)
Publisher Info. Guiomar Novaes: Chopin: Nocturnes (Complete) — Vol I
New York, N.Y.: Vox, 1956. PL 9632-1.
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Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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Naxos

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Sheet Music

Scores

Final version (B.49)

Editor Alfred Cortot (1877-1962)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Senart, n.d.(ca.1916-22). Plate E.M.S. 5143.
Reprinted Paris: Salabert, 1945. - with possibly fraudulent copyright claim.
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Misc. Notes Includes comments in French
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Nocturne c sharp minor chopin sheet music

Editor Institut Fryderyka Chopina
Publisher. Info. Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.XVIII: Minor Works (pp.43-45)
Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1955. Plate PWM 1725. (1974 reissue)
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Misc. Notes scan: score scanned at 600dpi
filter: score filtered with 2-point algorithm explained in High Quality Scanning
You may ask me for a manually cleaned version.
I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes (smoothening, sharpening borders) and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes (when they are to small e.g.) - so you can choose your favorite.
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Nocturne c sharp minor chopin sheet music

Editor L. S.
Publisher. Info. L. S., 2004
Copyright

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Misc. Notes The original Chopin manuscript has an D# as the first and fifth notes of the left hand in bar 8, not F# as shown in this version.
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Nocturne c sharp minor chopin sheet music

Early version (KK IVa Nr. 16)

Editor Ewald Zimmermann (1910-1998)
Publisher. Info. Munich: G. Henle Verlag, 1980. Plate HN 9185.

URTEXT EDITION 
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Misc. Notes Urtext edition, but note editorial modification or (more likely) error as described below (F instead of D)
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Violin and Piano (JL)
For Cello and Piano (Piatigorsky)
For Guitar (Jokela)

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General Information

Work Title Nocturne in C-sharp minor
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor, Op. posth.; 夜想曲第20番 (ショパン); Nocturne nº 20 en do dièse mineur; 升C小調夜曲Op. posth.; Lento con gran espressione; Nocturn en do sostingut menor; Nokturn cis-moll Lento con gran espressione; المقطوعة الحالمة Op.posth.20; Nocturno nº 20 en Do sostenido menor, op. post.; نوکتورن شماره ۲۰ در دو دیز مینور; Νυχτερινό σε Ντο δίεση ελάσσονα, Op. posth.; Do Diyez Minor Sonatası (Şopen); Նոկտյուրն Op. 20 (Դո-դիեզ մինոր) (Շոպեն); 녹턴 올림다단조, Op. posth (쇼팽)
Name Aliases 夜想曲第20番; Notturno in Do diesis minore; Notturno n. 20; المقطوعة الحالمة Op.posth.٢٠ (شوبان)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 179028079; LCCN: n82078545; GND: 300037368; NLA: 35723852
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.B.49
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.IFC 62
Key C-sharp minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec'sLento con gran espressione
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.1830
First Publication.1875/1894
Composer Time PeriodComp. PeriodRomantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
Discography All Music Guide (with description by Robert Cummings)
External Links Wikipedia article
Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
Nocturne in C-sharp minor -  Scores at Sheet Music Plus
Extra Information Main soundtrack of the 2002 film The Pianist. A comparison of the piece played by Adrien Brody in the film with the score above will illustrate some differences. This is because the PDF version provided above is a slightly simplified version that contains some modifications from the original Chopin manuscript. The Henle Urtext versions, considered by many to be accurate, appears to contain many editorial modifications from the original manuscripts, including the F# in place of the original D# as mentioned in the miscellaneous notes above. The Leon Erdstein edition appears to be faithful to the original manuscript, for this particular piece at least. Finally, the Paderewski editions of Chopin, considered by some to be spurious, contain a commentary at the back of the volume which details the sources with any known modifications clearly listed.

Piano Music by Frédéric Chopin
Études, Préludes
  • Études, Op.10
    • No. 1 in C major
    • No. 2 in A minor
    • No. 3 in E major Tristesse
    • No. 4 in C minor Torrent
    • No. 5 in G Black Key
    • No. 6 in E major
    • No. 7 in E major
    • No. 8 in F major
    • No. 9 in F minor
    • No. 10 in A major
    • No. 11 in E major
    • No. 12 in C minor Revolutionary
  • Études, Op.25
    • No. 1 in A major Aeolian Harp
    • No. 2 in F minor
    • No. 3 in F major
    • No. 4 in A minor
    • No. 5 in E minor
    • No. 6 in G minor
    • No. 7 in C major
    • No. 8 in D major
    • No. 9 in G major Butterfly
    • No. 10 in B minor
    • No. 11 in F minor Winter Wind
    • No. 12 in C minor Ocean
  • 3 Nouvelles études, B.130
    • No. 1 in F minor
    • No. 2 in A major
    • No. 3 in D major
  • Preludes, Op.28
    • No. 1 in C major
    • No. 2 in A minor
    • No. 3 in G major
    • No. 4 in E minor
    • No. 5 in D major
    • No. 6 in B minor
    • No. 7 in A major
    • No. 8 in F minor
    • No. 9 in E major
    • No. 10 in C minor
    • No. 11 in B major
    • No. 12 in G minor
    • No. 13 in F major
    • No. 14 in E minor
    • No. 15 in D major Raindrop
    • No. 16 in B minor
    • No. 17 in A major
    • No. 18 in F minor
    • No. 19 in E major
    • No. 20 in C minor
    • No. 21 in B major
    • No. 22 in G minor
    • No. 23 in F major
    • No. 24 in D minor
  • Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.45
  • Prelude in A-flat major, B.86
  • Prelude No.27 in E-flat minor
Mazurkas
  • Mazurkas, Op.6
    • No. 1 in F minor
    • No. 2 in C minor
    • No. 3 in E major
    • No. 4 in E minor
  • Mazurkas, Op.7
    • No. 1 in B major
    • No. 2 in A minor
    • No. 3 in F minor
    • No. 4 in A major
    • No. 5 in C major
  • Mazurkas, Op.17
    • No. 1 in B major
    • No. 2 in E minor
    • No. 3 in A major
    • No. 4 in A minor
  • Mazurkas, Op.24
    • No. 1 in G minor
    • No. 2 in C major
    • No. 3 in A major
    • No. 4 in B minor
  • Mazurkas, Op.30
    • No. 1 in C minor
    • No. 2 in B minor
    • No. 3 in D major
    • No. 4 in C minor
  • Mazurkas, Op.33
    • No. 1 in G minor
    • No. 2 in D major
    • No. 3 in C major
    • No. 4 in B minor
  • Mazurkas, Op.41
    • No. 1 in C minor
    • No. 2 in E minor
    • No. 3 in B major
    • No. 4 in A major
  • Mazurkas, Op.50
    • No. 1 in G major
    • No. 2 in A major
    • No. 3 in C minor
  • Mazurkas, Op.56
    • No. 1 in B major
    • No. 2 in C major
    • No. 3 in C minor
  • Mazurkas, Op.59
    • No. 1 in A minor
    • No. 2 in A major
    • No. 3 in F minor
  • Mazurkas, Op.63
    • No. 1 in B major
    • No. 2 in F minor
    • No. 3 in C minor
  • Mazurkas, Op.67
    • No. 1 in G major
    • No. 2 in G minor
    • No. 3 in C major
    • No. 4 in A minor
  • Mazurkas, Op.68
    • No. 1 in C major
    • No. 2 in A minor
    • No. 3 in F major
    • No. 4 in F minor
  • 2 Mazurkas, B.16
  • Mazurka in D major, B.31
  • Mazurka in D major, B.71
  • Mazurka in B-flat major 'Wołowska', B.73
  • Mazurka in C major, B.82
  • Mazurka in A-flat major, B.85
  • Mazurka in A minor, B.134
  • Mazurka in A minor, B.140
Polonaises
  • Polonaises, Op.26
    • No. 1 in C-sharp minor
    • No. 2 in E-flat major
  • Polonaises, Op.40
    • No. 1 in A major Military
    • No. 2 in C minor
  • Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op.44
  • Polonaise in A-flat major, Op.53 Héroïque
  • Polonaise-fantaisie, Op.61
  • Polonaises, Op.71
    • No. 1 in D minor
    • No. 2 in B major
    • No. 3 in F minor
  • Polonaise in G minor, B.1
  • Polonaise in B-flat major, B.3
  • Polonaise in A-flat major, B.5
  • Polonaise in G-sharp minor, B.6
  • Polonaise in B-flat minor, B.13
  • Polonaise in G-flat major, B.36
Waltzes
  • Grande valse brillante, Op.18
  • Waltzes, Op.34
    • No. 1 in A major Valse Brilliante
    • No. 2 in A minor
    • No. 3 in F major Valse Brilliante
  • Waltz in A-flat major, Op.42
  • Waltzes, Op.64
    • No. 1 in D major Minute Waltz
    • No. 2 in C minor
    • No. 3 in A major
  • Waltzes, Op.69
    • No. 1 in A major L'Adieu
    • No. 2 in B minor
  • Waltzes, Op.70
    • No. 1 in G major
    • No. 2 in F minor
    • No. 3 in D major
  • Waltz in A-flat major, B.21
  • Waltz in E major, B.44
  • Waltz in E-flat major, B.46
  • Waltz in E minor, B.56
  • Waltz in E-flat major, B.133
  • Waltz in A minor, B.150
Ballades, Impromptus, Scherzi
  • Ballade No.1, Op.23
  • Ballade No.2, Op.38
  • Ballade No.3, Op.47
  • Ballade No.4, Op.52
  • Fantaisie-impromptu, Op.66
  • Impromptu No.1, Op.29
  • Impromptu No.2, Op.36
  • Impromptu No.3, Op.51
  • Scherzo No.1, Op.20
  • Scherzo No.2, Op.31
  • Scherzo No.3, Op.39
  • Scherzo No.4, Op.54
Sonatas, Variations
  • Piano Sonata No.1, Op.4
  • Piano Sonata No.2, Op.35 Funeral March
  • Piano Sonata No.3, Op.58
  • Variations brillantes, Op.12
  • Variations in A major, B.37
  • Variations sur un air national allemand, B.14
  • Variations sur un air national de Moore, B.12a (4 hands)
Nocturnes
  • Nocturnes, Op.9
    • No. 1 in B minor
    • No. 2 in E major
    • No. 3 in B major
  • Nocturnes, Op.15
    • No. 1 in F major
    • No. 2 in F major
    • No. 3 in G minor
  • Nocturnes, Op.27
    • No. 1 in C minor
    • No. 2 in D major
  • Nocturnes, Op.32
    • No. 1 in B major
    • No. 2 in A major
  • Nocturnes, Op.37
    • No. 1 in G minor
    • No. 2 in G major
  • Nocturnes, Op.48
    • No. 1 in C minor
    • No. 2 in F minor
  • Nocturnes, Op.55
    • No. 1 in F minor
    • No. 2 in E major
  • Nocturnes, Op.62
    • No. 1 in B major
    • No. 2 in E major
  • Nocturne in E minor, Op.72 No.1
  • Nocturne in C-sharp minor, B.49
  • Nocturne in C minor, B.108
  • Nocturne oubliée
Miscellaneous
  • Allegretto and Mazurka
  • Allegretto in F-sharp major
  • Allegro de concert, Op.46
  • Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op.22
  • Andantino, B.117
  • Barcarolle, Op.60
  • Berceuse, Op.57
  • Bolero, Op.19
  • Bourrée No.1, Op.D2 No.1
  • Bourrée No.2, Op.D2 No.2
  • Canon in F minor (Fragment)
  • Cantabile in B-flat major, B.84
  • Casta Diva, Op.D1 No.1
  • Contredanse in G-flat major, B.17
  • 3 Ecossaises, Op.72 No.3
    • No. 1 in D major
    • No. 2 in G major
    • No. 3 in D major
  • Fantaisie, Op.49
  • Fugue in A minor, B.144
  • Gallop marquis
  • Hexaméron: Variation No.6
  • Largo in E-flat major, B.109
  • Marche funèbre, Op.72 No.2
  • Moderato in E major, B.151
  • Rondo à la mazur, Op.5
  • Rondo in C major, Op.73 (2 Pianos)
  • Rondo in C minor, Op.1
  • Rondo in E-flat major, Op.16
  • Tarantella, Op.43