(PWM). The etudes by Chopin are usually described in two categories: as a "compendium on knowledge of piano performance" or as "small musical poems." Both those definitions are correct, and do not exc
(PWM). The second of four planned books of different versions (version with a second piano, version with a string quartet, version with orchestra) of the E minor Concerto. The concerto takes a classic
(PWM). The Preludes of Op. 28 include all 24 major and minor tonalities arranged in a circle of fifths, with each major key being followed by its relative minor. Contrary to custom of using this type
(PWM). Chopin's Waltzes aroused controversy. They gained their peak in popularity through being treated by many as masterpieces, and held by others to be dangerous for salons. They are included (next
(PWM). This calls up national feelings in a slightly sentimental way. The stile brillant appeared here not just in full bloom, but sweetens and even the folky Dumka has been transformed into a romanti
(PWM). Includes Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 35, composed in 1839, and Sonata in B minor, Op. 58, composed in 1844. Most would agree that the Sonatas are the most challenging pieces in all Chopin's com
(PWM). The underlying concept of Chopin's "Nocturnes" probably lay in the romance-like character of adagios and larghettos of piano concertos at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries as well as the
(PWM). Chopin wrote works for piano and orchestra between 1827 and 1832. They were written successively therefore there are traces of the gradual crystallisation and maturation of the composer's style
(PWM). Volume No. 6 of the National Edition contains seven "Polonaises" by Chopin. The polonaise is a ceremonial Polish national dance. It is march-like in character, in triple metre and a peculiar te
(PWM). Chopin composed his "Mazurkas" continuously from 1825 to 1849. The half-utilitarian genre was a point of departure, gradually becoming a form of meditative lyricism the most personal statement
(PWM). In his "Ballades" Chopin created a new, typically Romantic, genre of piano music. Works of this type were not known in earlier instrumental music. Volume I of the National Edition contains all
(PWM). Piano concertos combine two elements: pure playing and full poetic expression. Virtuosity and romance. Pianistic brilliance, educated in the works in the stile brillant, brought to perfection,
(PWM). Publication of this volume financed by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Polonaise in authentic arrangement for one piano makes up volume 16 A XIVb, and the version with the piano arrangement is t
(PWM). Includes: Opp. 1, 5, 16 Written during composition studies with Elsner, realising the classic norms, the stile brillant technique and the principle of combining virtuosic texture with folk them
(PWM). Includes Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29; Impromptu in F-sharp Major, Op. 36; and Impromptu in G-flat Major, Op. 51. The central section of each is characterized by the cessation of movement
(PWM). Piano concertos combine two elements: pure playing and full poetic expression. Virtuosity and romance. Pianistic brilliance, educated in the works in the stile brillant, brought to perfection,
