Mr. Snowden - thank you for explaining this piece of music with sensitivity to what you felt Chopin was attempting to express as a teenager. I agree with you that he was fleshing out some melancholy and trying to weave into it a hopeful ending. I didn't realize until you pointed it out that he was influenced by Bach. That signature tone of Bach brought a touch of magic along with layers of warmer colors. When I first heard this song, I felt like I was riding in a sail boat that encountered rough waters. The sky dark and uncertain. Then suddenly the skies opened and light sparkled on calmer water. Your comments about the waves of music and the brightness of the tones uplifting the mood as it switched from minor into major in mid piece were spot on. Your insights really resonated with me. Thanks again. Gina

Thank you, Edward Snowden. I really like the use of smiley faces on the sheet music. You play superbly and obviously you love Chopin so I can only commend your video, I shall watch some more.

For me is the most beautiful nocturne! Thank you for the explanation! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷

Whenever I'm about to embark on a new piece, I always check to see if you've done an analysis on it. Always helps!

I love your analyses of Chopin's work, it greates so much more depth to the pieces. Also, your performance was one of the better ones I've heard.

Really nice analysis. Nice performance as well. Love it.

Beautiful touching Chopin, Thank you for precise, knowledgeable analysis, Most importantly uploading it to share.

Merci infiniment pour cet enseignement, très clair, juste et ô combien précieux, félicitations pour votre talent, vous interprétez Chopin à merveille

first couple of notes of this piece always instantly change my mood , love the video

The theme is not hope Mr. Snowden, it's more like acceptance. Chopin wrote this piece after his sister died of tuberculosis. The whole piece is tragic & melancholic, the major sections are bittersweet & at the end, there is just the realization that nothing can bring back his sister, & that all he can do is accept that reality & strangely enough, that brings some level of peace. I guess closure might be a better word.

Great presentation….even greater playing….Thanks 🙏

😊Wonderful turorial,fine pianist, Mr.Hendrik Kilman and his "Rönisch" beautiful piano!Thanks!

Sincerely. Thank you for helping people who love. to play Chopin Nocturne . God Bless. Most importantly being so patience , your performance is. marvelous . Learn a lot from. you. Thank you. .

I love the annotations on the right side of the video during the main performance. Very helpful for understanding the piece. Thanks!

THIS IS AMAZING, i dont understand how I have lived without watching your videos until today, great work! Greeting from Mexico! New suscriber

Lovely playing and insightful analysis. Thank you for this gift.

Such a great performance, such a interesting breakdown of this masterpiece. Great channel 👍

Wondeful analysis. You have such a wonderful touch with this pieace...

I am new to your channel but you are my ‘go to’ now. You play beautifully and sincerely and your tutorials are so helpful - like talking one pianist to another. I love that you are genuine - not ‘high brow’ in any way. Thankyou. I too love the emojis 👍🏻🎹

È uno dei notturni di Chopin che amo di più. Grazie

Chopin is amazing! Always pierces my heart. Thank you for sharing

Beatiful performance. Thank you!

Henrik your videos are so so so helpful. Thank you for what you do.

Bästa lärare, utmärkt pianist och lysande talang ♥️💗♥️💗♥️💗👏

oh wow! this is fantastic content. I'm a fairly new player (~RCM 5, can play first movement of moonlight sonata), and I'm just starting to move into "real" rep like easier Chopin and Beethoven pieces. Anyway, my point is, I found this channel at just the right time!

this channel is a gem, thank you!

Thanks for explaining this beautiful piece of music I have always listened to

Very acessible analysis... thank you. Subscribed

This is great! I love your analyses!🥰🥰🥰

I’m about to learn this piece so this was very helpful. Thank you!

Really really great! Good explanation and incredibly use-full in preparing for my exam. Subscribed

Beautifully played.

Yeah! Amazing channel, amazing work! Thanks!

Very helpful analysis as I’m learning this piece now but it would be even more helpful if while you are playing the piece in it’s entirety you would show the music so I could follow along note by note, as I live on every note. Thank you so much.

You sir are BRILLIANT

Bravissimo mi ha fatto rivivere il mio esami di diploma di pianoforte,Grazie

Great work. Thank you

Thank you so much for this video!! I love this peace and I love Chopin 👏❤️

Awesome and fantastic...thank you for that lovely video...

Wow amazing, I learned a lot. Thank you!

I enjoyed your playing and your analysis! Thanks for posting the video. I'm studying this nocturne now and, at least to me, holding the B while making the trill and the A# right after that has been difficult to manage.

Muito lindo Bela interpretação e Explicação,

Brilliant! Bravo!

Even the major episodes are “sad”. One of my favorites! Just worked on the Db nocturne as my newest favorite. Can you discuss this one if you haven’t already? Just gorgeous moments in that piece too! Major to minor sections with a lullaby quality and a sublime finale.

nice analysis , thanks :)

So perfect…..🥺🥺🥺❤❤❤I love the emojis too…🥺❤️

Fantastic!! ❤❤❤❤

hjälpt så mycket ! tack

Be blessed for your incredible work Henrik. You made me start piano and discover such lovely pieces. If I had a music teacher like you when I was a kid ... Just a question : you treat a lot of "expert pieces", which is great, but not always affordable when you are not a professional. So, do you think, it'd be possible for you, to rank every pieces you treat - let's say from 1 to 10 - to help us. I mean if I see a Bach prelude ranked to 3, or a Chopin's nocturne to 8, it is a lot of information to decide if I can consider to start playing the considered piece. Anyway great job !

Thanks for the great video! One question, at 5:13, the last bar 8th note on the left hand, is that an error in the sheet music? Should it have been a B rather than a E?

Hi Henrik, may I ask, how does the polyrhythm work with this piece? Is this 2 to 3 polyrhythm throughout the piece, or is it 3/4 polyrhythm? Do I align the right and left hand and play both in the same rhythm? Thank so much!

Thanks ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for the analysis. What a stunning piece. Any plans to do a 'Simple Solutions' version? I'd love to be able to play it! I'm looking forward to more Simple Solutions pieces :)

Wow i’ve never noticed that Bach influence in this nocturne. Great video love to see more Chopin😄

Very good analysis - and very nice playing - of this beautiful nocturne. At 7:39: Any tips on how to combine the quadruplet with the triplet?

Thank you for sharing your wisdom, have you done Chopins first ballad?

U are a legend

Thank you for this beautiful interpretation. It's hard to believe that Chopin was only 17 years old when he composed it, and didn't publish it because he wasn't satisfied with it. It is my favorite of all of the nocturnes.

"The job of C is to make B sad"

Poor Fred with a broken heart, sad and lonely.

06:48

might want to change title, says op72 no2 not op72 no1

I must learn this piece once my electric keyboard arrives.

Yea baby

You know any Stephen Foster?

Ah Edward Snowden again , wonderful video thank you very very much

have you considered covering liszt’s romance in e minor ? it’s a similar and beautiful piece

At 8:22 (the fourth time, I think it is the third time?) Great video by the way!! 👌👏👏

Why was this particular piece not published during Chopin's lifetime?

My analysis: i cri evrytime

Beard

Personally I like this piece very much but I think that the switch to major destroys the whole harmony and tragedy of the piece

Your new name is piano Snowden 😂😂

Very nice.