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

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 ballade (Andante con moto)
Composition Year	1842 (revised 1843)
Genre Categories	Ballades; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For strings (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr)

1 Performances
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Scores
- 2.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
  - 2.2.1 For Orchestra (Choe)
  - 2.2.2 For Strings (Choe)
3 General Information
4 Navigation etc.

Performances

Recordings

Complete Performance
*#113795 - 5.49MB - 10:20 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 11045×⇩ - OGG - KGill

OGG file (audio)
KGill (2011/8/17)

Performer Pages	Janet Seitzer (Piano)
Publisher Info.	Kenneth Gill, 2011.
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Recorded 1981 (mono)
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Complete Performance
*#77140 - 20.80MB - 11:21 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 8721×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

MP3 file (audio)
Carolus (2010/8/30)

Performer Pages	Randolph Hokanson (Piano)
Publisher Info.	Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive
Copyright	EFF Open Audio License [tag/del]
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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Complete Performance
*#253088 - 28.06MB - 12:14 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5749×⇩ - MP3 - Thesimon

MP3 file (audio)
Thesimon (2012/10/1)

Performer Pages	Simone Renzi (Piano)
Publisher Info.	Simone Renzi
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial 3.0 [tag/del]
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Complete Performance
*#473657 - 14.50MB - 12:42 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1080×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

MP3 file (audio)
Cypressdome (2017/5/30)

Complete Performance
*#822454 - 51.02MB - 12:42 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 135×⇩ - FLAC - Cypressdome

FLAC file (audio)
Cypressdome (2017/5/30)

Performer Pages	Frank Lévy (piano)
Publisher Info.	Palo Alto: Musopen.
Copyright	Public Domain (dedicated) [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Source: Musopen
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Complete Performance
*#822453 - 29.56MB - 11:33 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 71×⇩ - FLAC - Dbmiller

FLAC file (audio)
Dbmiller (2022/11/16)

Performer Pages	Jaehyun Park (piano)
Publisher Info.	Palo Alto: Musopen.
Copyright	Public Domain (dedicated) [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Source: Musopen
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Complete Performance
*#822452 - 27.27MB - 12:50 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 58×⇩ - FLAC - Dbmiller

FLAC file (audio)
Dbmiller (2022/11/16)

Performer Pages	Vadim Chaimovich (piano)
Publisher Info.	Palo Alto: Musopen.
Copyright	Public Domain (dedicated) [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Source: Musopen
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Complete Performance
*#822451 - 11.31MB - 14:07 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 98×⇩ - MP3 - Dbmiller

MP3 file (audio)
Dbmiller (2022/11/16)

Performer Pages	Donald Betts (piano)
Publisher Info.	Palo Alto: Musopen.
Copyright	Public Domain (dedicated) [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Source: Musopen
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Complete Performance
*#579315 - 17.57MB - 12:48 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 351×⇩ - MP3 - Neopoiesis

MP3 file (audio)
Neopoiesis (2019/6/29)

Performer Pages	Federica Reale (Piano)
Publisher Info.	Neopoiesis, 2019.
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	live rec. 5/2019
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Complete Performance
*#719213 - 24.49MB - 10:42 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/35 - 23×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/7/25)

Performer Pages	Nelson Freire (piano)
Publisher Info.	Recorded in 1964 at Theatro Municipal de São Paulo.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Source: Instituto Piano Brasileiro
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Complete Performance
*#746290 - 22.63MB - 9:53 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/35 - 7×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/11/21)

Performer Pages	Nelson Freire (piano)
Publisher Info.	Classic Riosom, 1964. RSCL 4.002.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Source: Instituto Piano Brasileiro
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Complete Performance (EU)
*#743424 - 23.95MB - 10:28 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 39×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/11/7)

Performer Pages	Nelson Freire (piano)
Publisher Info.	Recorded live in December 21 1963.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Source: Instituto Piano Brasileiro
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Complete Performance (EU)
*#729978 - 22.89MB - 10:00 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 53×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/9/7)

Performer Pages	Yara Bernette (piano)
Publisher Info.	TV show Música e Imagem - Broadcasted in 1961 by TV Excelsior (São Paulo)
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Source: Instituto Piano Brasileiro
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Complete Performance (EU)
*#743416 - 25.52MB - 11:09 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 66×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/11/7)

Performer Pages	Nelson Freire (piano)
Publisher Info.	Rádio GC, 1957. 15.002.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Source: Instituto Piano Brasileiro
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Complete Performance (EU)
*#470610 - 13.57MB - 9:46 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/30/V - 2508×⇩ - MP3 - JacopoTore

MP3 file (audio)
JacopoTore (2017/5/10)

Performer Pages	Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Publisher Info.	Alfred Cortot, 1929.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
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Videos

Complete Performance
*#897755 - 45.59MB - 10:19 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 30×⇩ - MP4 - DmitriS

MP4 file (audio/video)
DmitriS (2024/1/31)

Publisher Info.	Dmitri Shteinberg
Performers	Dmitri Shteinberg
Copyright	Creative Commons Zero 1.0 [tag/del]
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete Score (full BNF resolution)
*#334255 - 59.30MB, 16 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5156×⇩ - Piupianissimo

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Piupianissimo (2014/7/13)

Editor	First edition (French)
Publisher. Info.	Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d. Plate M.S. 3957.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page. Full BNF resolution compressed to 80% jpgs.
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Complete Score
*#548225 - 0.80MB, 14 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 347×⇩ - IS

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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)
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#113142 - 1.59MB, 12 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 25427×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/8/11)

Cover and Title Pages
*#113136 - 0.36MB, 3 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 28891×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/8/11)

Editor	Ernst Rudorff (1840-1916)
Publisher. Info.	Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band I Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1878]. Plate C. I. 4.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	Publication date from Hofmeister's Verzeichnis which also states the principal editor is Ernst Rudorff. Original scans from a poorly printed or preserved original: 300dpi, grayscale jpg2000 images 3240 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
*#00118 - 0.98MB, 12 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 23043×⇩ - Feldmahler

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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.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score (Preview)
*#41181 - 2.34MB, 12 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10954×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2009/10/11)

Complete Score (Preview)
*#86695 - 0.92MB, 12 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9342×⇩ - worov

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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.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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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Complete Score
*#80322 - 1.42MB, 14 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5616×⇩ - Cypressdome

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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.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Original scans: 400dpi, black and white, losslessly-compressed tif images, around 4600 by 5600 pixels. Re-sampled to 600dpi, cleaned up, and deskewed.
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Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
*#64114 - 2.79MB, 18 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4825×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2010/5/14)

Complete Score (filter) (Preview)
*#64115 - 2.16MB, 18 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5321×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2010/5/14)

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.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	scan: score scanned at 600dpi. You may ask me for a manually cleaned version. filter: score filtered with 2-point algorithm explained in High Quality Scanning I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes (smoothening, sharpening borders) and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes (when they are to small e.g.) - so you can choose your favorite.
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Complete Score
*#112350 - 1.82MB, 18 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4933×⇩ - Cypressdome

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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.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Original scans: 300dpi, grayscale jpg2000 images 2650 by 3570 pixels. Converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, re-sampled to 600dpi, and set uniform margins. For the title page and preface for volume 5 see Ballade No.1, Op.23.
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Complete Score
*#650003 - 13.01MB, 23 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/24 - 148×⇩ - JacopoTore

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JacopoTore (2020/10/2)

Editor	Leonid Kreutzer (1884-1953)
Publisher. Info.	Berlin: Ullstein, 1924. Plate T.A. 164.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score (Edition de travail) (CA)
*#273217 - 1.22MB, 25 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/25/33 - KGill

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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.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
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Complete Score (scan) (EU) (Preview)
*#73965 - 5.00MB, 30 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/45*/V* - 13716×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2010/8/6)

Complete Score (filter) (EU) (Preview)
*#73966 - 4.00MB, 30 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/45*/V* - 27819×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2010/8/6)

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)
Copyright	Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	scan: score scanned at 600dpi. filter: score filtered with 2-point algorithm explained in High Quality Scanning You may ask me for a manually cleaned version. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes (smoothening, sharpening borders) and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes (when they are to small e.g.) - so you can choose your favorite.
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Complete Score
*#834633 - 0.94MB, 17 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/C*/V* - 95×⇩ - Zhengjc

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Zhengjc (2023/1/16)

Editor	Ewald Zimmermann (1910-1998)
Publisher. Info.	München: G. Henle Verlag, 1976.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	1976 Henle Version. Fingerings and markings removed. URTEXT EDITION This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here. In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland), and only if the edition is published after the copyrights of the original creator(s) have expired. In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material). You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States, as the copyright on the original work may not have expired. More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
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Complete Score (older engraving) (EU)
*#830298 - 0.93MB, 16 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/N*/V* - 1157×⇩ - Zhengjc

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Zhengjc (2022/12/25)

Complete Score (newer engraving) (EU)
*#831999 - 0.81MB, 16 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/N*/V* - 4783×⇩ - Fugalicious

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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. URTEXT EDITION This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here. In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland), and only if the edition is published after the copyrights of the original creator(s) have expired. In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material). You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States, as the copyright on the original work may not have expired. More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
Copyright	Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	#831999: 600 dpi. For information on fingering indications and a link to the source and performance commentary, see the link to the National Edition in the Publisher Information above.
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