Chopin composed his nocturnes between 1829 and 1847. In the 18th century, notturno (Nocturne, Nokturne, Nachtstück) referred to a piece of instrumental music performed in the open air at night. As such, it was akin to the serenade, but in terms of mood the two genres differ. Nocturnes express in music the feelings of nighttime solitude. Chopin was probably influenced by the nocturnes of John Field, adopting the genre for his own music, and transforming it to suit his own personality. These piece...

• Nocturne b-moll op. 9/1
• Nocturne Es-Dur op. 9/2
• Nocturne H-Dur op. 9/3
• Nocturne Fis-Dur op. 15/2
• Nocturne g-moll op. 15/3
• Nocturne Des-Dur op. 27/2
• Nocturne As-Dur op. 32/2
• Nocturne G-Dur op. 37/2
• Nocturne fis-moll op. 48/2
• Nocturne Es-Dur op. 55/2
• Nocturne E-Dur op. 62/2
• Nocturne F-Dur op. 15/1
• Nocturne cis-moll KK 4a 16
• Nocturne H-Dur op. 62/1
• Nocturne f-moll op. 55/1
• Nocturne c-moll op. 48/1
• Nocturne g-moll op. 37/1
• Nocturne H-Dur op. 32/1 ...