Piano Tutorial: Chopin Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2a (Later Version with Authentic Variants)

For my friend, Frank.

This tutorial looks a later version of Chopin’s well known Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2, titled “Later Version with Authentic Variants”. The score is only available in the Polish National Edition of the Works of Fryderyk Chopin.

The fioritura variants I selected from the original score are featured in this video.

This tutorial concentrates on fingering suggestions for these fioritura variants.

Performance

Notes

• The original score can be downloaded from this link, starting on page 11 of this PDF
• Download my practice score featured in this video (free)
• Download my fioritura fingering suggestions featured in this video (free)