Chopin: Nocturnes

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A full-length orchestral narrative told in twenty movements, blending the architecture of early counterpoint with the tension of a crime drama. Each track unfolds like a chapter in a case file: solemn organ and strings open the investigation, harpsichord patterns tick like forensic clocks, and solo lines for cello, violin, oboe, and continuo sketch the emotional terrain of detectives, witnesses, suspects, and shifting clues.

The middle movements tighten into layered fugues, sharp dances, and atmospheric recitatives as evidence accumulates and motives collide. Elegant misdirections, analytical motifs, and shadowed harmonies push the story deeper into confrontation and revelation.

The final stretch builds toward judgment: a rising passacaglia, triumphant brass, and a canon of interlocking voices. The closing fugue gathers every motif in the album, weaving them into a towering resolution where each theme finds its place in the larger design. A full dramatic arc captured entirely through acoustic instruments, structural clarity, and noir-infused gravitas.

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Chopin: Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 15 No. 2

Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2

Chopin: Nocturne No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32 No. 1

Chopin: Nocturne No. 4 in F Major, Op. 15 No. 1

Chopin: Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1

Chopin: Nocturne No. 3 in B Major, Op. 9 No. 3

Chopin: Nocturne No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32 No. 1

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