The middle part of the
second--D flat, molto piu lento--however, is much finer; in it we
meet again, as we did in some other nocturnes, with soothing,
simple chord progressions. When Gutmann studied the C sharp minor
Nocturne with Chopin, the master told him that the middle section-
-the molto piu lento in D flat major--should be played as a
recitative. 'A tyrant commands'--the first two chords--he said,
'and the other asks for mercy.'"
Of course Niecks means the F sharp minor, not the C sharp minor
Nocturne, op. 48, No. 2, dedicated, with the C minor, to Mlle. L.
Duperre.
Opus 55, two nocturnes in F minor and E flat major, need not
detain us long. The first is familiar. Kleczynski devotes a page
or more to its execution. He seeks to vary the return of the
chief subject with nuances--as would an artistic singer the
couplets of a classic song. There are "cries of despair" in it,
but at last a "feeling of hope." Kullak writes of the last
measures: "Thank God--the goal is reached!" It is the relief of a
major key after prolonged wanderings in the minor.
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