When Chopin gave his Opus 23 the title “Ballade” in the mid 1830s, he established the piano ballade as a new musical genre which was subsequently taken up by others, including Brahms, Liszt and Grieg. T
In 1836 Chopin introduced the term “ballad” into piano music with the publication of his Ballad op. 23, although up to then it had only been used in literature and in vocal music. Indeed, all four of Ch
In 1836 Chopin introduced the term “ballad” into piano music with the publication of his Ballad op. 23, although up to then it had only been used in literature and in vocal music. Indeed, all four of Ch
Composer: Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin spent his fifth summer at George Sand's country estate in Nohant in 1844. The time away from Paris gave the composer the necessary creative free space to produce the delicate Berceuse (lullaby) as well as the b-
Chopin succeeded in doing something truly remarkable with his two cycles of Etudes op. 10 and op. 25, published in 1833 and 1837 respectively. Probably no one before him had composed technical practice pi
Song List:
Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu c sharp minor op. post. 66
Chopin: Impromptu A flat major op. 29
Chopin: Impromptu F sharp major op. 36
Chopin: Impromptu G
Song List:
Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu c sharp minor op. post. 66
Chopin: Impromptu A flat major op. 29
Chopin: Impromptu F sharp major op. 36
Chopin: Impromptu G flat major op. 51
Roman Polanski's successful film The Pianist has focused attention on the Nocturne in c sharp minor by Chopin. Our edition presents the work in two versions. One derives from the handwritten copy which w
