nocturne op 9 no 2

bladibla · Post by **bladibla** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:45 pm

Hello all
im new here, and i didn't know where to post this so i just posted it here...sorry if it is a mistake

I've heard duet of piano and flute of nocturne op 9 no 2 by F.chopin, and it sounds fantastic!

I tried playing on my own on the flute. The first few sections are okay, but the next sections are extremely tricky for me and plus, my dynamics haven't set up yet..

Although i will practise more, anyone played this? and whats your experience?

boglarka · Post by **boglarka** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 8:33 pm

Hi,

Well, I haven't played this piece, but since it's a Chopin Nocturne I'm sure you know it's originally written for piano alone. Therefore, there might be flutistically difficult passages in it (no place to breathe, runs that are particularly awkward on the flute, etc.).

My best advice is that you obtain a good recording (or more than one, so you can compare different approaches) of the original piece and listen to it many times to learn as much as you can. Transcriptions are sometimes tough to master, as these works were not conceived for the flute. Good luck to you on this endeavor!

bladibla · Post by **bladibla** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 3:35 pm

http://www.free-scores.com/Download-PDF ... Chopin.htm

I got the sheet music from here. Nocturne on second page, near the top. (which is not a transcription..so some of the chords i have to interpret on the flute

. Not much of a problem yet..

)

Yeah, its got some piano bits which are quite tricky, but overall it seems pretty good. I've heard some recordings from james galway and other people too.

The first few pages of it is pretty alright, not that much breath required, but i relise that yo uhave to be pretty good at ornaments to do the piece 'flute-chopinistic'.

Thanks for the advice.