Nocturnes, Op.37 (Chopin, Frédéric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	2 nocturnes
Composition Year	1837-39
Genre Categories	Nocturnes; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For violin, piano (arr); For 2 players; Scores featuring the violin; For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello; For organ (arr); Scores featuring the organ

Performances

Recordings

1. Andante sostenuto (G minor)
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MP3 file (audio)
C. Stephan (2013/8/6)

Performer Pages	Constantin Stephan (piano)
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete Score
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ID (2012/9/1)

Publisher. Info.	Autograph copy, n.d.
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Misc. Notes	This autograph copy served as the model for the German first edition. It is believed to have been thoroughly proof read by the composer himself
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Complete Score (full BNF resolution)
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Editor	First edition
Publisher. Info.	Paris: E. Troupenas & Cie., n.d.. Plate T. 893.
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Complete Score
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Cypressdome (2011/8/18)

Cover Page
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Editor	Series editors
Publisher. Info.	Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band IV (pp.40-47) Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1878]. Plate C. IV. 11–12.
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Complete Score
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Editor	Theodor Kullak (1818-1882)
Translator	Albert Ross Parsons (1847-1933)
Publisher. Info.	Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.V: Nocturnes Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1881. Plate S. 7290(11-12). Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1881.
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Complete Score
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Feldmahler (2006/2/26)

Editor	Karl Klindworth (1830–1916) Xaver Scharwenka (1850–1924)
Publisher. Info.	Oeuvres pour le piano, Vol.2: Nocturnes London: Augener, No.6094, n.d.[1883]. Plate 8081..
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Complete Score (Preview)
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piupianissimo (2009/12/11)

Editor	Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Publisher. Info.	Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.4 (pp.52-61) New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11060-11061. Reissue — 1934. Plate 36378.
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Complete Score
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Cypressdome (2011/8/8)

Editor	Herrmann Scholtz (1845-1918)
Publisher. Info.	Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band I (pp.247-53) Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[(ca.1905)]. Plate 9462.
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Complete Score
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Editor	Rafael Joseffy (1852-1915)
Publisher. Info.	Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.4: Nocturnes (LMC 30) (pp.52-61) New York: G. Schirmer, 1915. Plate 25438.
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Complete Score
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Worov (2015/3/5)

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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Complete Score
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Publisher. Info.	London: Wessel & Co., ?1840. Plate 3554.
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Selections

Andante sostenuto (No.1)

Complete Score
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Editor	Lothar Windsperger (1885-1935)
Publisher. Info.	Einzel-Ausgabe, No.6659 Mainz: Schott, 1917. Plate 6659.
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Complete Score (CA)
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Editor	Vladimir de Pachmann (1848-1933) Marguerite Labori (1864–1952)
Publisher. Info.	London: Augener, 1935. Plate 17421.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Andante sostenuto (No.1)

For Violin and Piano (Hermann)

See: Compositionen für Pianoforte und Violine: Nocturnes (No.7)

For Violin and Piano (Rehfeld and Wilhelmj)

Complete Score and Violin Part
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Complete Score
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Violin
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Arranger	Fabian Rehfeld (1842-1920) August Wilhelmj (1845-1908)
Publisher. Info.	Berlin: Schlesinger, No.76, n.d.(ca.1872). Plate S.6744.
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For Violin and Piano (Wilhelmj)

Complete Score and Violin Part
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Complete Score
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Violin
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Arranger	August Wilhelmj (1845-1908)
Publisher. Info.	New York: Century Music Publishing Co., 1909. Plate 672-7.
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Misc. Notes	in E minor
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For Cello and Piano (Franchomme)

See: Nocturne Op. 15

For Cello and Piano (L. Grützmacher)

Complete Score and Cello Part
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Generoso (2008/11/12)

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Cello
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Arranger	Leopold Grützmacher (1835-1900)
Publisher. Info.	Braunschweig: H. Litolff, No.1088, n.d.[1880].
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For Cello and Piano (F. Grützmacher)

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Generoso (2010/6/1)

Cello
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Arranger	Friedrich Grützmacher (1832-1903)
Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1880]. Plate 6301.
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Andantino (No.2)

For Cello and Piano (L. Grützmacher)

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Complete Score
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Cello
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Arranger	Leopold Grützmacher (1835-1900)
Publisher. Info.	Braunschweig: H. Litolff, No.1088, n.d.(1879/80).
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For Organ (Whitney)

Complete Score
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Arranger	Samuel Brenton Whitney (1842-1914)
Publisher. Info.	Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1884. Plate A.P.S. 658.
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General Information

Work Title	Nocturnes
Alternative. Title
Name Translations	Nocturnes, Op. 37; 夜曲Op. 37; 2 Notturni op. 37; Nocturns op. 37; Nokturny op. 37; المقطوعة الحالمة Op.37 (شوبان); Νυχτερινά, Op. 37; Nocturne, Op. 37 (Chopin)
Name Aliases	المقطوعة الحالمة Op.٣٧ (شوبان)
Authorities	Wikipedia
Composer	Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.37
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IFC 69
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	2 nocturnes: Andante sostenuto (G minor) Andantino (G major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1837-39
First Publication.	1840 Breitkopf und Härtel (Hofmeister's Monatsbericht (1840), p.85)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	piano
External Links	Wikipedia article Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.1 Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.2 All Music Guide No.1 All Music Guide No.2 All Music Guide All
Extra Locations	Nocturnes edited by Raoul Pugno.

Misc. Comments

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

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 D minor
- No. 3 in B♭ 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

Contents

Performances

Recordings

Naxos

Sheet Music

Scores

Selections

Andante sostenuto (No.1)

Arrangements and Transcriptions

Andante sostenuto (No.1)

For Violin and Piano (Hermann)

For Violin and Piano (Rehfeld and Wilhelmj)

For Violin and Piano (Wilhelmj)

For Cello and Piano (Franchomme)

For Cello and Piano (L. Grützmacher)

For Cello and Piano (F. Grützmacher)

Andantino (No.2)

For Cello and Piano (L. Grützmacher)

For Organ (Whitney)

General Information

Misc. Comments