Frédéric Chopin // Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1

“... Celestial harps come to bring one ray of hope, which is powerless in its endeavor to calm the wounded soul, forth to heaven a cry of deepest anguish.“ ~ Polish pianist Jan Kleczyński (1837 – 1895) about Chopin’s “Nocturne in C minor“ #Chopin #Nocturne #VadimChaimovich “The Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1 has been categorized as one of Chopin’s greatest emotional achievements. Theodor Kullak said of the piece, “the design and poetic contents of this nocturne make it the most important one that Chopin created; the chief subject is a masterly expression of a great powerful grief.“ Jan Kleczyński, Sr. calls the nocturne “broad and most imposing with its powerful intermediate movement, a thorough departure from the nocturne style.“ Some musical critics, including Charles Willeby and Frederick Niecks, do not think the piece deserves its fame and position; though James Huneker agrees with this assessment, he notes that