nocturne

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And hitting all his elements perfectly to Chopin's haunting, melancholic "Nocturne No. 20" earned the young skater his season's best score of 85.65 points and a place in Friday's free skating final.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Appeared in the February 7, 2026, print edition as 'A Bleak New York Nocturne'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

At the heart of the evening was a trio of suites that followed a basic construction: a Messiaen piano solo, a Chopin Nocturne and a fragmentary reprise of the Messiaen.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

Lucy wowed passers by at Leeds train station with her rendition of Chopin's Nocturne in B-flat minor.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2023

We enter, and the first thing that gets my attention, as always anywhere, is the music playing—Chopin, Nocturne Op.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold