Ballade No.2, Op.38 (Chopin, Frédéric)

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Performances

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Performer Pages Frank Lévy (piano)
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Performer Pages Alfred Cortot (piano)
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Copyist Julian Fontana (1810–1869)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, 1839.
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Editor First edition (German)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.[1840]. Plate 6330.
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Editor First edition (English)
Publisher. Info. London: Wessel & Co., n.d. Plate W. & Co. No. 3182.
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Editor First edition (French)
Publisher. Info. Paris: E. Troupenas & Cie., n.d. Plate T. 925.
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Editor Ernst Rudorff (1840-1916)
Publisher. Info. Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band I (pp.12-19)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1878]. Plate C. I. 2.
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Editor Karl Klindworth (1830-1916)
Publisher. Info. Oeuvres complètes de Frédéric Chopin, Band 1: Ballades (pp.12-19)
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.289-95)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1879]. Plate 6216.
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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, 1882. Plate S. 7288(2).
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Editor Louis Köhler (1820-1886)
Publisher. Info. 4 Ballades (pp.16-23)
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.17-25)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11490.
Reissue — Vol.5, 1934. Plate 36391.
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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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Editor Leonid Kreutzer (1884-1953)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Ullstein, 1924. Plate T.A. 116.
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Editor Alfred Cortot (1877-1962)
Publisher. Info. Edition de travail des œuvres de Chopin, Vol.4
Paris: Maurice Senart, n.d.[1929]. Plate E.M.S. 5138.
Reprinted Paris: Salabert, n.d.(after 1941).
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Editor Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
Publisher. Info. Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.III: Ballades (pp.21-29)
Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949. Plate PWM 232. (1973 reissue)
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Editor Ewald Zimmermann (1910-1998)
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.26–35)
Kraków: PWM, 1997. Plate PWM 4927.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Orchestra (Choe)

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For Strings (Choe)

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5 more: Violins 1 • Violins 2 • Violas • Cellos • Basses

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Excerpts

opening Andantino section, up to the first Presto at m.47

For Violin or Cello and Piano

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Arranger Konstanty Paschalski (1862-1921)
Publisher. Info. Choix des pièces, Level 2
Warsaw: Gebethner and Wolff, 1905. Plate 3405.
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Arranger August Schulz (1837-1909)
Publisher. Info. Chopin, Verschiedene Werke (Various Compositions)
Braunschweig: Litolff, No.1065.1181, n.d.(ca.1860).
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Arranger Leopold Grützmacher (1835-1900)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Litolff, No.1088, n.d.
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For Voice and Piano (Bordèse)
See: Œuvre célèbres de Chopin by Luigi Bordèse (No.7)
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Arranger Lothar Windsperger (1885-1935)
Publisher. Info. Einzel-Ausgabe, No.06662
Mainz: Schott, 1917.
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General Information

Work Title Ballade No.2
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Balada em Fá maior; Ballade Nr. 2; バラード第2番; בלדה מס' 2 בפה מז'ור, אופוס 38; Ballata n. 2 op. 38; Ballada op. 38 (Chopin); Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38; Ballade nr. 2 (Chopin); Balada n.º 2 (Chopin); 발라드 2번; Μπαλάντα αρ. 2 σε Φα ελάσσονα, έργο 38; Balada No. 2 en Fa major, Op. 38; Ballade N° 2
Name Aliases Balada em Fa maior; בלדה מס' 2 בפה מז'ור; Op. 38
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 186105267; LCCN: no97075730; GND: 300036779; BNF: 14806063f
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.38
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 6
Key F major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 ballade (Andantino - Presto con fuoco)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1836-39
First Publication. 1839
Dedication Robert Schumann
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
External Links Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
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