zygis on Mar 10th, 2009Frédric Chopin Mazurka Op. 63 No. 3 in C sharp minor
By Krystian Zimerman
By Arthur Rubinstein
Mazurka Op. 63 No. 3 in C sharp minor sheet music
zygis on Mar 9th, 2009Frédric Chopin Mazurka Op. 24 No. 1 in G minor
By Krystian Zimerman
By Arthur Rubinstein
Mazurka Op. 24 No. 1 in G minor sheet music
zygis on Feb 24th, 2009Frédéric Chopin Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante Op. 22 in E flat major
Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22, was composed by Frédéric Chopin between 1830 and 1834. The Grande Polonaise brillante in E-flat, set for piano and orchestra, was written first, in 1830-31. In 1834, Chopin wrote an Andante spianato in G, for piano solo, which he added to the start of the piece, and joined the two parts with a fanfare-like sequence. The combined work was published in 1836 as Op. 22, and was dedicated to Madame d’Este.
zygis on Feb 13th, 2009Frédéric Chopin Nocturne in F sharp major Op. 15 No. 2
By Krystian Zimerman
Nocturne in F sharp major Op. 15 No. 2 sheet music
zygis on Feb 10th, 2009Frédéric Chopin Ballade Op. 47 No. 3
The Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47 is Chopin’s third ballade, dating from 1841. It is dedicated to Mlle. de Noailles. The ballade takes from six to eight minutes to play. The long ending is typical of Romantic music, though the last ending is rather short, containing the chords C major, F minor, E-flat 7, and A-flat major. It is considered by many to be the easiest of Chopin’s four ballades to master, although it should by no means be considered an overall “easy” piece.
zygis on Feb 10th, 2009Frédéric Chopin Ballade Op. 38 No. 2
The Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 is the second of the four ballades for piano solo by Frédéric Chopin.
zygis on Feb 10th, 2009Frédéric Chopin Ballade Op. 23 No. 1
The Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 is the first of Frédéric Chopin’s four ballades for solo piano. It was composed in 1835-36 during the composer’s early days in Paris and is dedicated to “Monsieur le Baron de Stockhausen,” Hanoverian ambassador to France.
Chopin cited the poet Adam Mickiewicz as an influence for his ballades[citation needed] (this according to a rumour based on a remark by Robert Schumann concerning the genesis of Chopin’s second ballade). The exact inspiration for each piece is not clear.
The music is built from two main themes, the first introduced in bar 7 after the short introduction, and the second in bar 69. Both themes return in different guises. The piece is in compound duple time (6/4) except for the short introduction (in 4/4) and the coda (in 2/2). Sections of the piece are technically demanding, requiring complex fingering, wide chords, octaves, extremely fast chords, and even a section of chromatic chords near the end. Its complex structure combines ideas from sonata and variation forms.
