Format : Study Score / Miniature
SKU: HL.51481321
ISBN 9790201813219. UPC: 888680682958. 9.25x12.25x0.065 inches.
Chopin's waltzes were – contrary to, say, those by Schubert – no longer conceived for dancing or for the ballroom. These pieces assumed the form and function of idealized concert waltzes, which Chopin enjoyed performing in the elegant and exclusive art-loving salons of Paris. A particularly eloquent example is the “Grande Valse brillante†op. 18 which, with its multiplicity of charming melodic ideas and moods – now gently rocking, now overwhelming, now again triumphantly jubilant – became one of Chopin's most popular waltzes. The medium level of difficulty allows even less proficient pianists to become familiar with the “brilliant†side of Chopin through this waltz.
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SKU: HL.132361
UPC: 884088971953.
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 to the nocturnes and the impromptus) in his feminine vein of creativity. Volume XI contains 8 of Chpoins Waltzes. There are variations to be found in the written text. The variations marked ossia were marked in this way by Chopin himself or written in his hand into his students copies; variations without this definition are derived from the context of the text in original versions or from inability to gain a singular interpretation of the text. The original titles of the Waltzes given in the music are given according to autographs. In first editions, where describing words, such as grande, brillante, nouvelle are probably freely added by publishers, in the opinions of the editors of WN.
SKU: BT.PWM12157020
These reached the heights of popularity, and are considered by many considered to be masterpieces, although in the view of the skeptics gravitated dangerously toward salonism. They were included, along with the nocturnes andimpromptus, to Chopin's feminineworks. In the descriptions of their nature appear: volatility, airiness, overwheleming movement, aristocracy, eroticism. They are divided into two trends: social and concert. Critical source-editionedited by Jan Ekier and Pawel Kaminski based on manuscripts, copies approved by Chopin himself, and first editions. Its purpose is to present the works of Chopin in authentic form.The miniature version of the National Edition doesnot contain source commentary or performance notes.
SKU: BT.SLB-00599500
English.
This edition edited by pianist Alfred Cortot includes some of Chopin's most beloved etudes, mazurkas, nocturnes, Polonaises, preludes, and waltzes. Contents: Etudes: Op. 10, No. 3 Op. 10, No. 12 Op. 25, No. 9 Fantasie-ImpromptuOp. 66 Mazurkas: Op. 6, No. 1 Op. 7, No 1 Op. 17, No. 4 Op. 30, No. 2 Op. 68, No. 4 Nocturnes: Op. 9, No. 1 Op. 9, No. 2 Op. 15, No. 3 Op. 27, No. 1 Op. 32, No. 1 Op. 37, No. 1 Op. 37, No. 2 Op. 48, No. 1 Op. 55, No. 1 Op. 72, APolonaises: Op. 26, No. 1 Op. 40, No. 1 Op. 40, No. 2 Preludes: Op. 28, No. 2 Op. 28, No. 4 Op. 28, No. 6 Op. 28, No. 9 Op. 28, No. 13 Op. 28, No. 15 Op. 28, No. 17 Op. 28, No. 20 Op. 28, No. 21 Op. 28, No. 22 Waltzes: Op. 34, No.2 Op. 64, No. 1 Op. 64, No. 2 Op. 64, No. 3 Op. 69, No. 1 Op. 69, No. 2 Op. 70, No. 1 Op. 70, No. 2.
SKU: HL.132339
UPC: 884088971731. 9.25x12.0x0.078 inches.
In D flat major Op. 64, No. 1; C sharp minor Op. 64, No. 2, E minor posthomous.
SKU: PR.UE018087
UPC: 803452019930.