Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp Minor, Op. Posth.
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Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp Minor is a work composed by Chopin in 1830 and published posthumously. Chopin never wanted to publish it, not because he doubted its artistic quality, but because he composed it only for his sister’s pleasure. The score is dedicated to her: “To my sister Ludwika as an exercise before beginning the study of my second Concerto.” In fact, Nocturne No. 20 is built on themes very dear to Ludwika Chopin, especially those from the Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 21. Nocturne No. 20 was published only in 1870, more than 20 years after Chopin’s death, and for this reason, it is also known under the name of “Reminiscence.”
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“To write poetry after Auschwitz is barbarism” stated philosopher, composer, and musicologist Theodor W. Adorno, implying that the atrocities of World War II had made artistic beauty lose its meaning. When listening to Chopin’s Nocturne No. 20, the mind rapidly returns to the film The Pianist: it starts with Polish pianist Władysław Władek Szpilman who, dreamy and diaphanous, performs the composition. Suddenly, a bomb explodes in the recording studio, and from here follows a slow descent into hell. His story echoes that of concertist Natalia Kark who, having been captured and taken to a concentration camp, interpreted Chopin’s Nocturne No. 20 and thus moved her captors. This is how she saved her and her sister’s lives. The subtitle of “Reminiscence” to Chopin’s Nocturne No. 20, then, takes on a new significance, as it holds the memory of their innocent lives.