Polonaises, Op.26 (Chopin, Frédéric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 polonaises
Composition Year 1835
Genre Categories Polonaises; Dances; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For violin, piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For double bass, piano (arr); Scores featuring the double bass (arr)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

Complete

 1. Allegro appassionato (C♯ minor)
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 2. Maestoso (E♭ minor)
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Performer Pages Xuan He (piano)
Publisher Info. Palo Alto: Musopen.
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 1. Allegro appassionato (C♯ minor)
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 2. Maestoso (E♭ minor)
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Performer Pages Cristiano Larosa (Pianoforte)
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Allegro appassionato (No.1)

 Complete Performance (C♯ minor)
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Luiskaludin (2022/9/6)

Performer Pages Luis Kolodin (Piano)
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Scores

Complete

 Complete Score
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Piupianissimo (2015/10/31)

Editor First edition (French)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d.[1836]. Plate M.S. 1929.
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 Complete Score
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 1. Allegro appassionato (C♯ minor)
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 2. Maestoso (E♭ minor)
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 Cover Pages
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Editor Woldemar Bargiel (1828-1897)
Series editors
Publisher. Info. Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band V
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1878]. Plate C. V. 1–2.
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Misc. Notes The principal editor of the Polonaises was Woldemar Bargiel. Publication date from Hofmeister's Verzeichnis. Original scans: 300dpi, grayscale jpg2000 images 3100 by 4000 pixels. Converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, re-sampled to 600dpi, and set uniform margins.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Karl Klindworth (1830-1916)
Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924)
Publisher. Info. Oeuvres pour le piano, Vol.7: Polonaises
London: Augener, No.6093, n.d.[1883]. Plate 8084b.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Theodor Kullak (1818-1882)
Translator Albert Ross Parsons (1847–1933)
Publisher. Info. Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.IV: Polonaises
Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1881. Plate S. 7289(2) and (3).
Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1881.
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 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
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 Complete Score (filter) (Preview)
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.3 (pp.vi, 3-17)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11470-11472.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845-1918)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band I (pp.153–63)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[ca.1905]. Plate 9462.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Emil von Sauer (1862-1942)
Publisher. Info. Fr. Chopin. Klavier-Weke, Bd.III: Polonaisen (pp.iii, 5-15)
Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1917. Plate 30320.
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Editor Alfred Cortot (1877-1962)
Publisher. Info. Edition de travail des œuvres de Chopin
Paris: Maurice Senart, 1939. Plate E.M.S. 5133.
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 Complete Score (filter) (EU) (Preview)
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Editor Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
Publisher. Info. Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.VIII: Polonaises (pp.x, 7-23)
Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949. Plate PWM 237. (1973 reissue)
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 Complete Score (EU)
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 1. Allegro appassionato (C♯ minor) (EU)
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 2. Maestoso (E♭ minor) (EU)
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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.VI (pp.13–27)
Kraków: PWM, 1995. Plate PWM 9386.
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 1. Allegro appassionato in C♯ minor
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 2. Maestoso in E♭ minor
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Allegro appassionato (No.1)

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Editor Theodor Kullak (1818-1882)
Publisher. Info. Friedrich Chopin's Werke: Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.4
Berlin: Schlesinger, (1882). Plate S. 7289(2).
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 Complete Score (C♯ minor)
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Publisher. Info. Fr. Chopin's Pianoforte-Werke, Vol.5 No.2
Leipzig: Fr. Kistner, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 5304. 5306.
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 Complete Score (C♯ minor)
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Editor Heinrich Germer (1837-1913)
Publisher. Info. Akademische Neuausgabe beliebter Klavierwerke, Vol.2 No.25
Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister, No.146, 1898. Plate G. 27.
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Editor Hugo Riemann (1849-1919)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Arnoldis Verlag, No.349, n.d.(ca.1920).
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 Complete Score (C♯ minor)
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Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz / Muzyka, 1976. Plate 4684.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Violin and Piano (Lipiński)

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 Violin Part
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Arranger Karol Józef Lipiński (1790-1861)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1841). Plate 6522.
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Allegro appassionato (No.1)

For Violin and Piano (Schulz)

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Generoso (2009/11/3)

Arranger August Schulz (1837-1909)
Publisher. Info. Chopin, Verschiedene Werke (Various Compositions)
Braunschweig: Litolff, No.1181, n.d.(ca.1860).
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For Violin and Piano (Wilhelmj)

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Arranger August Wilhelmj (1845-1908)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. Plate V.A. 3627.
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For Cello and Piano (Grützmacher)

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Arranger Leopold Grützmacher (1835-1900)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Litolff, No.1070, n.d.
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For Double Bass and Piano (Láska)

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 Double Bass Part
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Arranger Gustav Láska (1847-1928)
Publisher. Info. Bremen: A.E. Fischer, n.d. Plate 3313.
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Maestoso (No.2)

For Double Bass and Piano (Láska)

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Arranger Gustav Láska (1847-1928)
Publisher. Info. Bremen: A.E. Fischer, n.d. Plate 3314.
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General Information

Work Title Polonaises
Alternative. Title
Name Translations ポロネーズ第2番; Polonezy op. 26; Polonaises, opus 26; Polonaises, Op. 26; 2 Polacche op. 26; Poloneses op. 26; Πολωνέζες, Op. 26; 폴로네즈 Op. 26
Name Aliases Polonaise in C-sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1; Polonaise in E-flat minor, Op. 26 No. 2; Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Polonaises, piano, op. 26
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 316757324; LCCN: no2005043034
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.26
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 89
Key see below
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 polonaises:
  1. Allegro appassionato (C-sharp minor)
  2. Maestoso (E-flat minor)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1835
First Publication. 1836 – Paris: Schlesinger // Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel
Dedication Joseph Dessauer
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
External Links Wikipedia article
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.1
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.2
All Music Guide No.1
All Music Guide No.2
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