Grande valse brillante, Op.18 (Chopin, Frédéric)

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Performer Pages Olga Gurevich (piano)
Publisher Info. Palo Alto: Musopen.
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Performer Pages Harald Vetter (Piano)
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Performer Pages Alfred Cortot (piano)
Publisher Info. London: Grammophone, 1935.
Reissue Chopin Waltzes
London: Angel Records, 1958. COLH 32.
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Naxos

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Publisher Info. Hans-Peter Beer
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Sheet Music

Scores

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1833.
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Editor First edition (French)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d.[1834]. Plate M.S. 1599.
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Editor Series editors
Publisher. Info. Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band IX
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1878]. Plate C. IX. 1.
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Misc. Notes Publication date from Hofmeister's Verzeichnis. Original scans: 300dpi, grayscale jpg2000 images 3100 by 3900 pixels. Converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, re-sampled to 600dpi, and set uniform margins.
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Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845–1918)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band I
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[]. Plate 6152.
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Editor Theodor Kullak (1818–1882)
Translator Albert Ross Parsons (1847–1933)
Publisher. Info. Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.VI: Waltzes
Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1880. Plate S. 7291(1).
Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1880.
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819–1897)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.1: Waltzes
New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11077.
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Editor Heinrich Germer (1837–1913)
Publisher. Info. Akademische Neuausgabe beliebter Klavierwerke, Vol.2 No.20
Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister, No.146, 1898. Plate G. 27.
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Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845–1918)
Publisher. Info. Fr. Chopins Sämmtliche Pianoforte-Werke - Band 1
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1905). Plate 9462.
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Editor Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Publisher. Info. Œuvres complètes pour piano: Waltzes
Paris: Durand & Fils, 1915. Plate D. & F. 9709.
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Publisher. Info. Chicago: National Music Co., n.d.
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Editor Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
Publisher. Info. Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.IX: Waltzes
Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949. Plate PWM 239. (1956 reissue)
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Misc. Notes scan: score scanned at 600dpi
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Editor Ewald Zimmermann (1910–1998)
Publisher. Info. Chopin: Walzer - Urtext
München: G. Henle, 1979.
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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.XI (pp.13-21)
Kraków: PWM, 1999. Plate FWN 11 A XI.
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Misc. Notes 750 dpi. Fingering in bold by Chopin, in pupils' copies. Fingering in italics (almost entirely redacted) by this edition's editors. For a link to the source and performance commentary, see the link to the National Edition in the Publisher Information above.
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819–1897)
Ephraim Hammett Jones
Publisher. Info. Columbia, SC: Richard Johnson Editions, 2010
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Misc. Notes New typeset from Richard Johnson Editions of Karol Mikuli's authoritative version of the works of Chopin published by Kistner in 1879, researched and updated updated according to recent urtext editions. All works feature complete fingerings and very readable musical text. See title page of individual works for more information.
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Editor Hans-Peter Beer
Publisher. Info. Hans-Peter Beer
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Orchestra (Garban)

14 more: Flute • Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭) • Bassoon • Horn 1/2 (F) • Trumpet 1/2 (C) • Cornet 1/2 (B♭) (alternate for Trumpets) • Trombone • Snare Drum/Bass Drum/Cymbals • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Lucien Garban (1877–1959) (as Roger Branga)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, 1936.
Reprinted Miami: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1971-87). Catalog A6171.
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For Orchestra (Choe)
Arranger Joshua Choe
Publisher. Info. Joshua Choe, 2022.
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For Small Orchestra (Déjardin)

14 more: Flute • Oboe • Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon • Horn (F) • Trumpet (C) • Trombone • Timpani • Percussion • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Renaud Déjardin
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For 2 Violins, Viola, Cello and Double Bass or Strings

4 more: Violin(s) II • Viola(s) • Cello(s) • Double Bass(es)

Publisher. Info. Bremen: Praeger & Meier, n.d. Plate P.& M. 1851.
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For Strings (Choe)

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

Arranger Joshua Choe
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For Violin and Piano (David)
For Violin and Piano (Schulz)
Arranger August Schulz (1837–1909)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Litolff, n.d.(ca 1900). Plate Collection Litolff No.1062.1177.
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For Violin and Piano (Seitz)
For Violin and Piano (Wier)
See: The Most Popular Violin Solos (in D)
For Cello and Piano (Cellofun.eu)
Arranger Cellofun.eu (b. 1959)
Publisher. Info. Cellofun.eu
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Misc. Notes For cello and accompaniment (piano, guitar, harp). Transposed down a semitone into D major. Two accompaniment parts are offered: a simple one and a more complex one. The simple one has only the piano's original left hand notes distributed to both hands. The other one maintains the original piano's left hand and has a simple right hand with all of the original non-melody notes. Three cello parts are offered: an Edited Performance Version (with fingerings and bowings), a Clean Performance Version (with only the notes), and an Easier Version. For best results print on A4 paper with no margins. More info and a playalong accompaniment at cellofun.eu
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For Piano (Battmann)
See: Valse célèbre de Chopin, Op.363, by Battmann
For Piano (Godowsky)
Arranger Leopold Godowsky (1870–1938)
Publisher. Info. Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1899. Plate A.P.S. 4872.
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General Information

Work Title Grande valse brillante
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Grande Valse brillante; Grande valse brillante in E-flat major; 華麗なる大円舞曲; Grande Valse Brillante; Grande valse brillante em Mi bemol maior; [7 more...]降E大調華麗大圓舞曲; Grande Valzer Brillante op. 18; Gran vals brillant en mi bemoll major; גראנד ואלס בריליאנט; 화려한 대왈츠; Большой блестящий вальс, соч. 18 (Шопен); گراند والس بریلیانت در می بمل ماژور (شوپن)
Name Aliases Grande Valse brillante Es-Dur op. 18; Grande Valse brillante (Chopin); Grande valse brillante in E-flat major, Op. 18; Waltz in E-flat major, Op. 18; Waltz No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 18, "Grande valse brillante"
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 174964844; LCCN: n78097083; BNF: 14802877c
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.18
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 29
Key E-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 waltz
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1833
First Publication. 1834 – Paris: Schlesinger / Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel
Copyright Information Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France 
(23rd Year, No.26, 28 June 1834, p.424). — Schlesinger

Monatsbericht (1834), p.60 — Breitkopf

Dedication Laura Harsford
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
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