Time and again Chopin succeeded in giving different piano music genres their own individual characters whether etudes preludes waltzes scherzi or nocturnes. The Irishman John Field had already composed over 20 nocturnes which presumably greatly influenced Chopin. The latter continued to develop the light song-like piano writing and created works whose dreamy longing atmosphere came to embody Chopin's music. Our volume contains the works that were published during Chopin's lifetime as well as ones which were only published posthumously including the famous Lento con gran espressione in c sharp minor in two authentic versions.

Nocturne b flat minor op. 91 Nocturne E flat major op. 92 Nocturne B major op. 93 Nocturne F major op. 151 Nocturne F sharp major op. 152 Nocturne g minor op. 153 Nocturne c sharp minor op. 271 Nocturne D flat major op. 272 Nocturne B major op. 321 Nocturne A flat major op. 322 Nocturne g minor op. 371 Nocturne G major op. 372 Nocturne c minor op. 481 Nocturne f sharp minor op. 482 Nocturne f minor op. 551 Nocturne E flat major op. 552 Nocturne B major op. 621 Nocturne E major op. 622 Nocturne e minor op. post. 721 Nocturne (version 1) c sharp minor KK IVa16 Nocturne (version 2) c sharp minor KK IVa16 Nocturne c minor KK IVb8