Chopin Nocturne Op 48 No. 1 C minor

One of Chopin s most priceless performance remarks is at the beginning of this Nocturne sotto voce. Just like that : not a girlish piano , not an ambivalent mezzo forte , not even meaty forte ( the last thing you want here is an opera voice for this melody ). It effectively bars all overthetop cheap and showy expressive emotions no eye rolling allowed, no hair flailing, no hands flying, no sobs, no visible