Ballade No.4, Op.52 (Chopin, Frédéric)

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Performances

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KGill (2011/8/17)

Performer Pages Janet Seitzer (Piano)
Publisher Info. Kenneth Gill, 2011.
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Misc. Notes Recorded 1981 (mono)
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Carolus (2010/8/30)

Performer Pages Randolph Hokanson (Piano)
Publisher Info. Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive
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Misc. Notes Professor Hokanson's 90th Birthday recital, 18 June 2006. Recorded by Al Swanson at Brechmin Hall, University of Washington Music School.
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Thesimon (2012/10/1)

Performer Pages Simone Renzi (Piano)
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Cypressdome (2017/5/30)

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Performer Pages Frank Lévy (piano)
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Dbmiller (2022/11/16)

Performer Pages Jaehyun Park (piano)
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Dbmiller (2022/11/16)

Performer Pages Vadim Chaimovich (piano)
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Dbmiller (2022/11/16)

Performer Pages Donald Betts (piano)
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Neopoiesis (2019/6/29)

Performer Pages Federica Reale (Piano)
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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/25)

Performer Pages Nelson Freire (piano)
Publisher Info. Recorded in 1964 at Theatro Municipal de São Paulo.
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Misc. Notes Source: Instituto Piano Brasileiro
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Lucas-coelho (2021/11/21)

Performer Pages Nelson Freire (piano)
Publisher Info. Classic Riosom, 1964. RSCL 4.002.
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Performer Pages Nelson Freire (piano)
Publisher Info. Recorded live in December 21 1963.
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Lucas-coelho (2021/9/7)

Performer Pages Yara Bernette (piano)
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Performer Pages Nelson Freire (piano)
Publisher Info. Rádio GC, 1957. 15.002.
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JacopoTore (2017/5/10)

Performer Pages Alfred Cortot (Piano)
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Sheet Music

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Piupianissimo (2014/7/13)

Editor First edition (French)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d. Plate M.S. 3957.
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IS (2018/11/5)

Editor Louis Köhler (1820-1886)
Publisher. Info. 4 Ballades
Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, No.1048 Collection Litolff, n.d. (pp.34-47)
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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. 4.
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Feldmahler (2006/2/17)

Editor Karl Klindworth (1830-1916)
Publisher. Info. Oeuvres complètes de Frédéric Chopin, Band 1: Ballades
Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.[1880]. Plate 12274.
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worov (2010/12/8)

Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845-1918)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band II
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[]. Plate 6216.
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Misc. Notes #41181: 600 dpi no page cleaning! Title pages can be found in Ballade No.1, Op.23 (Chopin, Frederic)
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Cypressdome (2010/10/1)

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(4).
Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1882.
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.5
New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11490.
Reissue — Vol.5, 1934. Plate 36391.
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Cypressdome (2011/8/5)

Editor Rafael Joseffy (1852-1915)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.5: Ballades (LMC 31)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1916. Plate 25646.
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JacopoTore (2020/10/2)

Editor Leonid Kreutzer (1884-1953)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Ullstein, 1924. Plate T.A. 164.
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KGill (2013/3/13)

Editor Alfred Cortot (1877-1962)
Publisher. Info. Édition nationale de musique classique
Edition de travail des œuvres de Chopin, vol.4
Paris: Salabert, n.d.(1929).
Co-issue - Paris: Maurice Senart, n.d.(1929). Plate E.M.S. 5138.
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Editor Institut Fryderyka Chopina:
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941)
Ludwik Bronarski (1890-1975)
Józef Turczyński (1884-1953)
Publisher. Info. Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.III:Ballades
Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949. Plate PWM 232. (1973 reissue)
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Zhengjc (2023/1/16)

Editor Ewald Zimmermann (1910-1998)
Publisher. Info. München: G. Henle Verlag, 1976.
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Misc. Notes 1976 Henle Version. Fingerings and markings removed.
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Fugalicious (2023/1/4)

Editor Jan Ekier (1913-2014)
Paweł Kamiński (b. 1958)
Publisher. Info. National Edition of the Works of Fryderyk Chopin, Series A, Vol.I (pp.48–63)
Kraków: PWM, 1997. Plate PWM 4927.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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General Information

Work Title Ballade No.4
Alternative. Title Quatrième ballade pour piano
Name Translations Balada em Fá menor; バラード第4番; Ballada op. 52; Ballata n. 4 op. 52; Ballade Nr. 4; Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52; Balada para piano n.º 4 en fa menor op. 52; 발라드 4번; Ballade No. 4 (Chopin); Μπαλάντα αρ. 4 σε Φα ελάσσονα, έργο 52; Ballade n° 4
Name Aliases Balada em Fa menor; Op. 52
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 184092271; LCCN: no97074842; BNF: 14806067t
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.52
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 8
Key F minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 ballade (Andante con moto)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1842 (revised 1843)
First Publication. 1843
Dedication A Mme. la Baronne C. de Rothschild (Charlotte de Rothschild, 1825–1899)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
External Links Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
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