Chopin, Frédéric : Polonaise in A major Op.40 No.1 'Miltary'

Les plus grandes ?uvres pour Piano de Frédéric Chopin, arrangées pour les pianistes commençants. Biographies incluses / Classique / Partition /

Les plus grandes ?uvres pour Piano de Frédéric Chopin, arrangées pour Piano Solo / Classique / Partition /

13 Pieces by 8 Composers. Some of the most often taught original piano literature by dozens of master composers of the past has been carefully selected and compiled by difficulty level. The Upper Intermediate edition features 13 pieces by 8 composers, including: Johannes Brahms: Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 39, No. 15 · Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1 · Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise Militaire, Op. 40, No. 1 · Frédéric Chopin: Waltz in D-flat Major Minute, Op. 64, No. 1 · Frédéric Chopin: Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2 · Scott Joplin: The Cascades · Franz Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 · Felix Mendelssohn: Spring Song from Songs Without Words, Op. 62, No. 6 · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 12 Variations on Ah! vous dirai-je, maman, K.265 · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo alla Turca from Sonata in A Major, K. 331 · Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2 · Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5 · Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: June (Barcarolle) from The Seasons. / Niveau : Supérieur Intermédiaire / Classique / Recueil / Piano

Edited From The Sources And Provided With Fingerings And Notes On Interpretation By Christian Ubber. Par CHOPIN FREDERIC. The polonaises are regarded as one of the most important genres in the compositional oeuvre of Frédéric Chopin, some of them even as some of his most popular compositions. Their spectrum ranges from early works which can even be played by advanced beginners (e.g. Polonaise in B flat major) to demanding concert literature. The new edition of Wiener Urtext Edition is based on all relevant sources: autographs, copyist's copies, engraver's copies, first editions, as well as copies of Chopin's pupils used in their lessons. The edition's preferred main sources are each of the last published first editions which not only contain the last revisions but also provide comfortable, more transparent performance instructions. This is illustrated by the famous Polonaise in A major Op. 40/1 which is presented in the versions of the German and French first editions. Of some early polonaises second versions are included./ Répertoire / Piano

Edited from the sources by Christian Ubber-Regarded as the highlight among Chopin's polonaises the great Polonaise in A flat major Op. 53 has also become known as 'octave polonaise' because of the distinctive octave passages in the middle section. As was customary at that time the work was published in a German English and French first edition each. There also exists an autograph which served as an engraver's copy for the German first edition. Some personal copies of Chopin's pupils occasionally contain entries of the composer thus providing additional information e.g. original fingerings. Unfortunately all three first editions contain a different not always reliabletext. The new edition of Wiener Urtext Edition is based substantially on the autograph and the – to a large extent – carefully revised German first edition yet also takes some variants of the French first edition into account which give the impression of a last-hand version. The problems with regard to the sources and transmission are explained in detail in the preface and the critical notes. Variants containing a specific component with regard to the performance practice are commented on in the notes on interpretation.

Facsimile Hardback-The Polonaises Op. 40 belong to that later group. They comprise two works: a Polonaise in A major and a Polonaise in C minor. These two works comprise the second opus of piano polonaises to be published by Chopin and they form a powrful contrastwith one another representing two varietes of the heroic polonaise: the triumphant and the tragic. They also mark a further stage in the evolution of the polonaise: on the hand in the direction of monumentalisation; on the other towards a gradualweakening of its dance features so that the dance in transformed into a kind of dance fantasy.

Includes Nocturne In C Minor Waltz In A Minor Marzurka In F Major Polonaise In G Minor and Prelude In B Minor.