Published by: Paris, Bureau Central de Musique, 1844

Dedicated to: Mademoiselle Elisa Poussielgue

Published in 1844, the same year a group of concert pieces including Le Chevalier Op. 17, Gigue et Air de Ballet dans le style ancien Op. 24, and Le Chemin de Fer Op. 27 were released. Compared to these brilliant works, the present piece is a graceful and seemingly simple salon piece, yet it reveals intellectual considerations throughout. The main theme section employs the typical nocturne style, featuring a lyrical melody accompanied by arpeggiated chords. The middle section transitions to a somewhat symphonic style with repeated chords. Here, the key is to emphasize the right-hand melody, to be highly aware of the interplay with the counter-melodies and main melodies appearing in the left hand, and to equally highlight each melody as if instruments of different timbres are performing in a concerto. In the meticulously crafted coda (from bar 120), the main theme and the middle section's theme are combined; therefore, it is desirable to carefully observe the polyphonic texture and clearly articulate each motif.