Ballade No.1, Op.23 (Chopin, Frédéric)

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Lumineux (2018/3/6)

Performer Pages Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano)
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Misc. Notes Recorded Feb 2018 in St. Paul's Hall, Huddersfield University (Peter Hill, sound engineer)
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Thesimon (2016/1/5)

Performer Pages Simone Renzi (piano)
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performer (2010/11/8)

Publisher Info. Bohumir Stehlik
Performers Bohumir Stehlik (piano)
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Misc. Notes Recorded live in Bergen, Norway, 11/2008
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Performer Pages Frank Lévy (piano)
Publisher Info. Palo Alto: Musopen.
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Misc. Notes Source: Musopen (lossless file also available)
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JacopoTore (2017/5/10)

Performer Pages Alfred Cortot (piano)
Publisher Info. Alfred Cortot, 1929.
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Lucas-coelho (2021/9/7)

Performer Pages Bernard Ringeissen (piano)
Publisher Info. Recorded June 6, 1962, at Escola Parque Brasília.
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Misc. Notes Starts at measure 8.
Source: Instituto Piano Brasileiro
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Sheet Music

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Qinglong Du (2019/10/8)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1831-36) ("Stichvorlage")
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Misc. Notes Private collection, Stevenson, Maryland, USA. Photocopy in the Chopin Society,Warsaw.Autograph served as the basis for the first French edition. Description given here @ Chopin Society.
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Qinglong Du (2019/10/7)

Editor First edition (German)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1836]. Plate 5706.
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Qinglong Du (2019/10/8)

Editor First edition (English)
Publisher. Info. London: Wessel & Co., n.d.[1836]. Plate W. & Co. No.1644.
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Blind Carl (2020/7/8)

Editor First edition (French)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d.[1836]. Plate M.S. 1928.
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Cypressdome (2011/8/11)

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Editor Ernst Rudorff (1840-1916)
Publisher. Info. Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band I
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1878]. Plate C. I. 1.
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Feldmahler (2006/2/17)

Editor Karl Klindworth (1830-1916)
Publisher. Info. Oeuvres complètes de Frédéric Chopin, Band 1 (pp.2-11)
Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.[1880]. Plate 12261
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Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845-1918)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band II (pp.279-88)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1879]. Plate 6216.
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Cypressdome (2010/9/29)

Editor Theodor Kullak (1818-1882)
Translator Albert Ross Parsons (1847–1933)
Publisher. Info. Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.III: Ballades
Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1881. Plate S. 7288(1).
Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1881.
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Feduol (2022/7/22)

Editor Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Publisher. Info. Fr. Chopins Pianoforte-Werke, Vol.4 No.1
Leipzig: Fr. Kistner, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 5299. 5300.
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IS (2018/11/5)

Editor Louis Köhler (1820-1886)
Publisher. Info. 4 Ballades (pp.4-15)
Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, No.1048 Collection Litolff, n.d.
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.5 (pp.viii, 3-16)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11490.
Reissue — Vol.5, 1934. Plate 36391.
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PMac (2016/10/4)

Editor Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924)
Publisher. Info. Einzel-Ausgabe, No.0361
Mainz: Schott, n.d.
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Carolus (2009/2/22)

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Cypressdome (2011/8/5)

Editor Rafael Joseffy (1852-1915)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.5
New York: G. Schirmer, 1915. Plate 25646.
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JacopoTore (2020/10/2)

Editor Leonid Kreutzer (1884-1953)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Ullstein, 1924. Plate T.A. 115.
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KGill (2013/3/13)

Editor Alfred Cortot (1877-1962)
Publisher. Info. Edition de travail des œuvres de Chopin, Vol.4
Paris: Maurice Senart, 1929. Plate E.M.S. 5138.
Reprinted Paris: Salabert, n.d.(after 1940).
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Misc. Notes Édition nationale de musique classique
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Nigel Nettheim (2016/10/22)

Editor Vladimir de Pachmann (1848-1933)
Marguerite Labori (1864-1952)
Publisher. Info. London: Augener, 1935. Plate 17416.
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Misc. Notes Transcribed and with notes by Marguerite de Pachmann-Labori.
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The editor, Vladimir de Pachmann, left no recording of this piece.
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Editor Institut Fryderyka Chopina
Publisher. Info. Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.III: Ballades (pp.x, 7-20)
Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949. Plate PWM 232. (1973 reissue)
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Editor Ewald Zimmermann (1910-1998)
Hans-Martin Theopold (1904-2000)
Publisher. Info. München: G. Henle Verlag, 1976.
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Editor Jan Ekier (1913-2014)
Paweł Kamiński (b. 1958)
Publisher. Info. National Edition of the Works of Fryderyk Chopin, Series A, Vol.I (pp.11–25)
Kraków: PWM, 1997. Plate PWM 4927.
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Editor Javier Ruiz-Alma
Publisher. Info. Mutopia Project, 2014
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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18 more: Piccolo • Flute 1, 2 • Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Contrabassoon • Horn 1, 2 (F) • Horn 3, 4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (B♭) • Tenor Trombone 1, 2 • Bass Trombone • Tuba • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

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5 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

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Arranger Joshua Choe
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Arranger Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931)
Publisher. Info. London: Manuscript, 1916. (March)
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Misc. Notes Subsequent statement of responsibility modified in pencil: adaptation pour le violon par Eugène Ysaÿe. At end: Londres, mars 1916, signed. Found in the Heinemann Foundation collection of the Library of Congress. Revised score and part published in 2016 by Ries & Erler Berlin, distributed by Carl Fischer in North America.
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Arranger Jiaju He (b. 1991)
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General Information

Work Title Ballade No.1
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Balada nº1; Ballade Nr. 1; バラード第1番; Ballada op. 23; Ballata n. 1 op. 23; Ballade nº 1; Балада № 1 (Шопен); Ballade No. 1 in G minor; Ballade nr. 1; בלדה מס' 1 בסול מינור, אופוס 23; Balada para piano n.º 1 en sol menor op. 23; Ballade cung Sol thứ Op. 23; 발라드 1번; Μπαλάντα αρ. 1 σε Σολ ελάσσονα, έργο 23; Баллада № 1 (Шопен); 第一号叙事曲
Name Aliases Balada No. 1 em Sol menor; Balada No. 1; Balada em Sol menor; Ballada g-moll op. 23; Op. 23; Balada n.º 1; בלדה מס' 1 בסול מינור; Ballade nr. 1 (Chopin); Ballade No. 1
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 176412225; LCCN: no97073914; BNF: 14822227k
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.23
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 5
Key G minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 ballad (Largo - Moderato)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1831? (first version), 1834-35? (final version)
First Publication. 1836
Dedication A Mr. le Baron [Nathaniel] de Stockhausen (Hanover's ambassador to Paris)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
Discography All Music Guide
External Links Wikipedia article (in English)
Wikipedia article (in French)
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