Nocturne No. 20 in c-sharp minor, Op. posth

Composer: CHOPIN, Frédéric
  • Composed in 1830 in Vienna, Chopin’s Nocturne No. 20 in c-sharp minor, Lento con gran espressione wouldn’t be published until 1875.
  • Chopin dedicated the nocturne to his sister, Ludwika Jędrzejewiczowa.1
    • In his dedication, Chopin wrote, “For my sister Ludwika to practice before she takes on my second Concerto.”
  • Listen for – Nocturne No. 20 contains a quote from another one of Chopin’s works, which was something he rarely did. The middle section of the nocturne contains several quotes from his Piano Concerto No. 2 in f minor AND from one of his Polish Songs, Op. 74 – “Życzenie (A maiden’s wish).”2

Sources

  1. “Nocturne in C-sharp minor, B.49 (Chopin, Frédéric),” IMSLP, accessed November 18, 2025, https://imslp.org/wiki/Nocturne_in_C-sharp_minor,_B.49_(Chopin,_Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric).
  2. Mieczysław Tomaszewski, “Lento con gran espressione in C sharp minor, (WN 37),” The Fryderyck Chopin Institute, accessed November 18, 2025, https://chopin.nifc.pl/en/chopin/kompozycja/52.

Cut IDs

45559 45472 12869 20226 21479 22763