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 (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For 2 violins (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For organ (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

 1. Andante sostenuto (G minor)
#291318 - 5.98MB - 6:32 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 12529×⇩ - MP3 - C. Stephan

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C. Stephan (2013/8/6)

Performer Pages Constantin Stephan (piano)
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 1. Andante sostenuto (G minor)
#809267 - 6.05MB - 6:36 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 335×⇩ - MP3 - Luiskaludin

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Luiskaludin (2022/9/4)

Performer Pages Luis Kolodin (Piano)
Publisher Info. Luis Kolodin, 2020.
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 1. Andante sostenuto (G minor)
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Luiskaludin (2022/9/4)

Performer Pages Luis Kolodin (Piano)
Publisher Info. Luis Kolodin, 2020.
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#248855 - 3.55MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10892×⇩ - ID

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ID (2012/9/1)

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.[1839-40].
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Misc. Notes This autograph copy (edit: that is, since the phrase is unclear, copy -of- the autograph, but perhaps itself not autograph but in another hand) 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)
#399486 - 37.67MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 333×⇩ - Piupianissimo

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Piupianissimo (2015/11/13)

Editor First edition (French)
Publisher. Info. Paris: E. Troupenas & Cie., n.d.[1840]. Plate T. 893.
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 Complete Score
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Editor First edition (English)
Publisher. Info. London: Wessel & Co., n.d.(ca.1840). Plate 3554.
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 Complete Score
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Cypressdome (2011/8/18)

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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Misc. Notes The principal editor of the Nocturnes was Woldemar Bargiel. Publication date from Hofmeister's Verzeichnis. Original scans: 300dpi, grayscale jpg2000 images 3100 by 3900 pixels. Converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, re-sampled to 600dpi, and set uniform margins.
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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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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)
#48577 - 1.06MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8392×⇩ - piupianissimo

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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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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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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. O Brazil Musical, No.273
Rio de Janeiro: Filippone e Tornaghi, n.d. Plate F. e T. 1193.
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 Complete Score (EU)
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 1. Andante sostenuto (G minor) (EU)
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 2. Andantino (G major) (EU)
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Editor Jan Ekier (1913-2014)
Paweł Kamiński (b. 1958)
Publisher. Info. National Edition of the Works of Fryderyk Chopin, Series A, Vol.5 (pp.70-79)
Kraków: PWM, 1995. Plate PWM 9235.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. For information on fingering indications and a link to the source and performance commentary, see the link to the National Edition in the Publisher Information above.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Knute Snortum (b. 1960)
Publisher. Info. Knute Snortum, 2022.
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Andante sostenuto (No.1)

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Editor Heinrich Germer (1837-1913)
Publisher. Info. Akademische Neuausgabe beliebter Klavierwerke, Vol.2 No.19
Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister, No.146, 1898. Plate G. 27.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Lothar Windsperger (1885-1935)
Publisher. Info. Einzel-Ausgabe, No.6659
Mainz: Schott, 1917.
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 Complete Score (EU)
#399005 - 4.50MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/31/23 - 1422×⇩ - Nigel Nettheim

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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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Misc. Notes Transcribed and with notes by Marguerite de Pachmann-Labori.
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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
#549786 - 1.05MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 22×⇩ - Music Addict

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 Violin Part
#549787 - 0.41MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 41×⇩ - Music Addict

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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)

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 Violin Part
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Arranger August Wilhelmj (1845-1908)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1873]. Plate 13149.
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 Complete Score and Violin Part
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 Complete Score
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 Violin Part
#549789 - 0.17MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 38×⇩ - Music Addict

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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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 Cello Part
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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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 Cello Part
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Generoso (2010/6/1)

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

For Violin and Piano (Huberman)

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 Violin Part
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Arranger Bronisław Huberman (1882-1947)
Editor Gustav Blasser (1857-1942)
Publisher. Info. Wien: Universal Edition, 1927. Plate U.E. 8734.
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For 2 Violins (Schubert)
See: Duos faciles et progressifs, Book 6 No.7
For Cello and Piano (L. Grützmacher)

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 Cello Part
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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 Piano 4 hands (Horn)

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Arranger August Horn (1825-1893)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d. Plate 6227.
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For Organ (Whitney)

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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; Νυχτερινά, Op. 37; Nocturne, Op. 37 (Chopin); 녹턴, Op. 37; Nocturnos, op. 37; Nocturnes, opus 37
Name Aliases المقطوعة الحالمة Op.٣٧ (شوبان)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 183258788; LCCN: no00018884; GND: 300037465; BNF: 155266425
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.37
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 69
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 nocturnes:
  1. Andante sostenuto (G minor)
  2. Andantino (G major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1837-39
First Publication. 1840 Breitkopf und Härtel (Monatsbericht (1840), p.85)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
External Links Wikipedia article
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.1
Narodowy 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.

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See Also
List of Intermediate Piano Repertoire
Piano Music by Frédéric Chopin
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