Early as this piece was written, this really reminds me of the wildness of scriabin - impulsive chromaticism and polyrhythms, and of course those crazy wide left hand figurations (you really weren’t kidding when you said this was hard!)

These are fantastic videos - you cover a lot of ground in a very accessible way while pointing out a lot of fairly subtle detail, like the use of chromaticism in the middle section LH. (I also get the feeling that over time you've become more comfortable getting into the weeds, which I appreciate a lot!)

B major is such a mellow and understated key, and your playing is beautifully appropriate! Thank you for sharing this Chopin gem.

This is my favorite Nocturne. On my list of pieces I have to learn before I die. I dont know much music theory as I am not a professional musican. Your breakdowns are giving me knowledge that I've never had before/ helping to reinforce knowledge i learned in my lessons, and I am still learning in them too. Looking forward to many more breakdowns

The most amazing party of chopins nocturnes to me, and why they are my favorite pieces ever, is his ability to tell a story through notes alone and how the music can capture emotions so well. I really feel something during the restatement of that first theme it’s brilliant.

I sometimes think that the sostenuto melody at 8:41 is the most beautiful Chopin ever wrote. It's a gorgeous nocturne, I adore it!

Just found your channel looking for this particular piece just because I've learned to play (not so well), both Op.9 No 1 and No 2. No 1 is so underrated, I can't stop trying to make it better!! But I've listened to No. 3 so many times and I feel like in about 100 years, if they figure out how to stop the aging process, I might be able to learn this piece too 😆. Thank you for the upload!!

I really enjoy your considerations about pieces. Your effort and appreciation is a "must" I suggest your videos a lot .

The deceptive cadence on g-sharp minor in the coda was so surprising when I first heard it. The progression sounds so modern and timeless

19:57 "but of course ... it happened ^.^ can't deny it"

Another brilliant video. Great analysis and beautiful playing.

Very well done again Henrik! What an amazing piece, and what a great story teller (and interpreter) you are.

I've recently learned op no9 no 1. With that I'm only missing no 3 to complete op 9. Now I know what I'm getting into. It's a beautiful piece! Thanks for putting this video together.

I love this nocturne, its so elegant, And that resolution at 14:19 damnnn

If I heard correctly, the 'ornamentation orgy'? 😂 i like it. It's a phrase I'll be using.

Whenever I hear this piece I also always note how "Chopin"-y it sounds. This piece definitely seems like a beast to play! lol

❤Als ich diese Nocturne das erste mal hörte, musste ich weinen und konnte mich kaum beruhigen! Ich finde sie soooo berührend, sodass ich sie immer wieder hören muss! Ich wollte das Stück unbedingt spielen lernen und übte zuerst nur jede Hand alleine . Ich bin 72 Jahre alt und spiele schon länger, schaffe es bis jetzt aber nur bis zum schnellen Teil. Die Linke des schnellen Teils finde ich extrem schwierig und übe wohl noch sehr lange daran! Weil ich diese Nocturne sosehr liebe ❤ werde ich einfach üben und nochmals üben und mich daran erfreuen, wieviel ich schon erreicht habe, auch wenn ich es nicht perfekt schaffe. Der Weg ist das Wichtigste und die grosse Freude daran! ❤ und…nicht aufgeben! 😅😊

This is brilliant detail for one of Chopin's most iconic, beautiful, and crazy difficult to play masterpiece! Well done.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and insights in such an inspiring way - please keep making these videos!

Henrik, if you ever develop a course on modulation, I would buy it. Excellent information.

I appreciate this video VERY MUCH. This has got to be my favorite Nocturne. So many amazing and beautiful moments, but my most favorite moments are at the end. The quickly ascending powerfully triumphant 11-tuplet and OF COURSE the final two measures. I love the way you speak of the last two bars...not in your words, but in your smile...your tone...I was waiting excitedly to hear what you said about the end...and I felt you sort of mirrored my feelings. Despite it being one of the most simple parts of the piece, there's something special about it. I learned some of the easier main part...none of the middle section(In the past, while reading the music and listening, I was almost completely unable to even hear what I was seeing in the sheets XD)...and of course, the final two bars. One detail I love about this very end part is how the two hands reach their lowest(right hand) and highest(left hand) points one note out of sync of each other. By the time the right hand reaches it's lowest note, the left has already turned around. Probably my favorite part of this video was the part at the end of the middle section where you showcased the alternating D and D#...the sound it creates...the effect it has on the ears...it's a detail that is easily lost in the "whole." A question I've always had...spawning from this piece specifically...is in regards to the tuplets. Playing triplets over eighth notes is gosh darn hard enough to master with being sort of out of sync...but these 5, 7, 11, 14, 22 tuplets!? HOW ON EARTH DO YOU FIGURE THESE OUT? My mind tells me to begin with math...divide the tuplet number by the number of eighth notes in the left hand....to get SOME sense of how it all lines up. Now I'm just rambling lol. Thanks for the vid! Oh, and GREAT playing...there were a few moments where your playing really stuck out because it was unlike how I heard those parts before...in the most beautiful way. Actually made me wonder how it would be to hear Chopin himself play his pieces...would he bring something we've never heard before?

I just got this sheet music and am going to try it out later as i think the melody is really beautiful.❤❤❤

Great piece and analysis as usual

Great analysis!! Love this piece, but after working on it for a bit on my own, I eventually put it on the back burner for the one reason: because of the page of agitato which I found hard to get up to a sufficiently agitated pace. "Agitato" is always a warning sign!! I will return!! (By the way I love the "risoluto" bar, ending "con forza" near the end, which I like to time meaningfully and make a lot of...)

I love your videos so much, and I have to say it feels like they’re getting better and better every time you post! Thanks for the awesome work you do 🙏

The emojis actually capture the emotions of each phrase fairly accurately! Well done haha

This is beautiful, thanks for this video, I’m also a fan of his music and what a piece this is. When I was younger, I remember a piano teacher telling me, that Chopin would teach beginning students the B major scale instead of the C major scale, because ergonomically B major “fits” the human hand more naturally. I don’t know if this is really true, but out of all the things I was taught for many years, I still remember this little detail… if anyone reading this knows more about that please feel free to comment… I can certainly say, even though I’m not a classical pianist, I’m a jazz player, that anytime I’ve learned Chopin‘s music even just a couple of bars, it has had a tremendous impact on the rest of my piano playing. Thanks for your video and I’m a new subscriber!

Thanks for your very helpful videos ! Im actually going to try to play this with a WIND SYNTH using a trumpet patch 🎺😮😛

Man I wish I could play like you, much love and respect!

Oh, thank you for sharing this video about this piece, I really like it!

About those leaps, I know what it's like to make those uncomfortable leaps. And a leaping left hand often limits my speed, especially if I have to leap from an octave as I often have to do in Brahms for example. And to add a wide leap on top of that, I just can't do it at fast tempos or I'm likely to miss my target by going either too far or not far enough.

Learning this piece for my diploma! Thank you for the video

Love the piano 😉

So glad to have discovered your channel. Thank you!

omg. thank you SO MUCH for this!! im going to go study this now!

Oh my! Such an exquisite piece. I would love to be able to fly with my fingers like your little stick figure - and then I saw the ending 🫣😵‍💫Maybe I will just try the first bit….Thank you for this channel. I love it!! ❤🎶

marvellous sounding piano beautifully played

Thank you for your wonderful performance. I also play a Ronisch uplight piano (serial number69889 in the early 1920s).This piano looks very similar to my piano.(Although my piano has not overhauled) I will do my best to get closer to such a fantastic and poetic performance and tone.

I enjoyed this analysis very much!

One of my favorite Nocturne as well, though still struggling with the middle part. Thanks a lot for the video, always a pleasure to watch. May I ask why you're playing twice an E at 1:08 & 3:40 ? Second E does not seem needed, does it?

Yes I agree. This is a very challenging nocturne with the chromatic notes, the rhythmic challenge and elaborate ornamentation.

This is one of the Masterpieces I love the most💜🎵

just found your channel... i already love it! new suscriber :)

Wonderful!

ahhh i learn this right now and damm it is hard ! ! !

The last two bars of the coda are could have been the start to a whole new work

You are brilliant like like love

I held my breath, so beautiful 13:10

The Nocturne Op 9 No. 3 in B is one of my favorite pieces! ❤

Thank You very much

I love you’re videos. Any chance you teach?

Love your analysis videos, please make a video on Chopin waltz op 69 no 1

One of my favorite nocturnes!

Hi! I really like your videos :) I would like to hear your thoughts on Scumann's Piano concerto, just a video suggestion~ :)

Thank you very much for this video. It made me change my mind on not learning this piece to complete the Op 9 set of nocturnes. I used to find this nocturne very dull because it is very repetitive, just as the No 1. But just as that one and thanks to your great insights, now I have a better understanding on the purpose and direction of those repetitions and what you could musically build with those.

can i please request Chopin Ballade number 2? haha i feel its violent, but it has so much hidden gems inside ahhahha. thank you human!!!

Mate I thought enjoyed this - thank you.

Keep up the good work! Can you do the op 48 no 2 please?

"Don't try this Nocturne at home!" Perfect title, especially when followed by such a well-made tutorial and clever analysis....

Thank you for the information. I think is written exactly in the score. And you may leave the pedal sometimes!

During the stormy section are the interior voice eighth notes in the right hand tied or slurred?

BRAVO!

seens he plays the rythms in the right hand wrong in the "B" section... ignoring the ties... or am I wrong?

I have question how can l play the sheet music faster?

How would you compare this to Op.9 no.1? Which one is more technical demanding?

Bedankt

I'm learning the agitato part. any advice?

What microphones do you have there?

Don't forget Chopin thought B major the most comfortable scale for the human hands. It is documented.

I recently saw a video of Op.9 No.2 in Eb but played upside down. Actually sounds pretty cool and I'd honestly love to hear you analyze it, lol

I'll reiterate - Op. 9 No. 3 makes Op 9 No. 1 and 2 look like child's play!

Why not? I would also like to play this in public but why not also at home, just for private enjoyment. Its so amusing and satisfying after all.

Är du från Sverige? :)

Thanks for the warning; I'll definitely not try this nocturne at home; way beyond my capabilities. You make it look easy though.

Darn those pesky quintuplets! Darn them all to to hades!

Yeah....this is in my estimation, the most difficult Nocturne that Chopin wrote.

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Does anyone know why Arthur Rubinstein did not write any piece of his own ??

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Don't try this Nocturne at home! (Chopin, Op. 9 no. 3 in B major) - Analysis. Interesting and engaging video. I support your video. Watched the video on May 05, 2022 rat like. Thank you so much

Learning this piece gave me trauma

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Don't try.. just play.

3:15 ☺

Sorry what? Ornamentation what??

This video made me wanna try this Nocturne, but it's waaaaay over my skills. Perhaps some day :')