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Radio 3,04 Jan 2026,89 mins

Chopin's Nocturnes Op. 9

Music Map

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Connecting Ireland with a teenage Mendelssohn and American jazz, Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps Chopin's inky Nocturnes Op.9. These three pieces became the template for Romantic nocturnal musings, and there are twilit yearnings along the way. With stops for vespertine Baroque wanderings and a twentieth century kiss, there's also a surprise appearance from a Rat Pack classic. To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers), just say: 'Ask BBC Sounds to play Music Map.'

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Nocturne No. 14 in G Major, H. 58
    Nocturne No. 14 in G Major, H. 58
    John Field
  3. 2.
    Recit accomp: "die stille Nacht umschloss den Kreis der Erden"
    Recit accomp: "die stille Nacht umschloss den Kreis der Erden"
    Georg Philipp Telemann
  4. 3.
    Eine kleine Nachtmusik K525: IV Rondo
    Eine kleine Nachtmusik K525: IV Rondo
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart