Most Pianists Play Chopin's Nocturne No.2 Wrong. Here's Why

Chopin's Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2, full walkthrough. Most people learn the right hand and wonder why it doesn't quite sound right. The piece is in the left hand and nobody teaches it. I take you through it from bar one: the left hand, the pedalling, the jump, singing the melody so you phrase it properly, the four returns and the runs. I'm self taught since 15 and reached oncert level with no teacher. This isn't a conservatoire method but what works when you're an adult with a piece you've always wanted to play. If you played as a kid and stopped, come and tell me what piece you always wanted to play. Free community: https://www.skool.com/the-piano-acade... Chapters: 0:00 Most people play this piece wrong 0:39 The cadenza 1:00 The piece is in the left hand 2:23 The slur in the left hand 3:29 Pedalling: change on every bass note 4:23 Sing the melody 6:34 Dolce, and the story 7:34 The first two lines together 8:05 The four returns: never play them the same 9:56 The second theme, voicing the chords 11:44 Bar 16: the chromatic pattern 14:22 Bar 24: the second run 16:12 Bar 26: the chromaticism 17:01 The cadenza 18:14 The twelve repeated notes 19:24 How I'd start practising this piece