Chopin Nocturne in E-flat Major Op. 9 No. 2 - Music History Crash Course

In this episode of Music History Crash Course we look at one of the most well known composers for piano, Frederic Chopin. Specifically, his Nocturne in E-flat major Opus 9 Number 2. We look at the structure of the composition as well as Chopin's use of ornamentation and chromaticism to develop the piece. Enjoy!

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“Nocturne in E flat Major Op. 9 No. 2”
By: Chopin, F.
Performed By: Elena Ivanina
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.

[SterioCast]

I appreciate how you overlaid the different A-Sections! That visual gives a good representation of how he used variation. Keep up the good work!

[thesheetposter]

I like ur view saying the ending bars are like an old clock in the morning. Also, nice sharing. Thank you.

[dfkfgjfg]

Finally!! A video on my favourite composer! Thank you for this treasure

[alexandra]

Thank you so much for your hard work! I've been searching high and low for these kinds of videos and this channel was like a heavenly ray of sunshine, to be honest. Keep it up, there are many of us who deeply appreciate your work.

[lizzybach]

Chopin is the best composer. I really love his compositions, he's seriously underrated, when compared to other composers, like Beethoven or Mozart. Even though he did not compose any symphonies or operas (Actually I'm not that big of a fan of symphonies), whatever he did compose for the Solo piano is just beautiful.

[Pika-pika-piikaachuu]

This is such a wonderful video! Thanks so much. I’m learning this piece and to play it with a suitable expression, your video came just right in time! I’m learning so much 🤩

[lostlatinlover]

Thank You for this video. I absolutely love Chopin. So much so that I visited his grave site some 20 years ago in Paris and his monument in Warsaw. I fell in love with works when I heard Van Cliburn's performance of his works.

[eunbeemyg]

thank u sm for making this kind of videos.. as a casual listener without any elaborate classical music knowledge, u help me to appreciate the music better! I really love how u interpreted the ending as the sound of ticking clock bcs when i listened to it i kinda don't want it to end, just like the night, for I don't want to start another miserable day :') again, thnk u!!

[Mazeppa]

Chopin's music is very heartfelt for me, considering, my brother had died during the 2004 tsunami.

[TeamIslas]

Wow man! The quality of this video is outstanding in all aspects! Bravo!

[エリス-wu]

I aint havin any musical degree but curently im learning this and it just feels so satisfying to know the piece yknow. Its like a motivational speech when ur depressed.

[djjoeykmusic]

Great video! Awesome job

Thank you 🙏🏾

[h.nicolejorgensen]

Wonderful. Truly enjoyed how you explained all the parts and layers then brought it all together. 😍

[oscargomez]

Gracias por crear este video! es mi composición favorita y apreciarla con tus comentarios ha sido muy satisfactorio, ahora aprecio aún más esta obra de arte. Gracias!

[marykolar]

Excellent video-very informative!! Perhaps this was beyond the scope of this video, but the topic of rubato, so aptly featured in the recording, might have added to Chopin's compositional style. Again, well done!

[iwrsiyanawar]

You rlly need more subscribers, like the video is soo good and informative. love it!

[decruzyserao]

thank you thank you thank you!!! I love your channel !

[pammilner]

Very clever! Thank you for the fun education!

[etudeando]

I just finished this nocturne yesterday

[michaelraftopoulos]

Can you please make a video analyzing Mozart's Requiem? It' s an incredible piece of music and has a very interesting background story too