Fantaisie-impromptu, Op.66 (Chopin, Frédéric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Allegro agitato
Composition Year 1834-35
Genre Categories Fantasias; Impromptus; For piano; [14 more...]Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For wind band (arr); Scores featuring wind band (arr); For orchestra without strings (arr); For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For harp (arr); Scores featuring the harp (arr); For 1 player (arr); For violin, piano (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr)

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 Complete Performance
#928445 - 36.79MB - 4:29 -  7.2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - 1074×⇩ - FLAC - Levkitkin

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Levkitkin (2024/8/20)

Performer Pages German Kitkin (piano)
Publisher Info. Lev Kitkin, 2024.
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 Complete Performance
#812031 - 5.11MB - 5:35 -  9.2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - 973×⇩ - MP3 - Luiskaludin

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Luiskaludin (2022/9/24)

Performer Pages Luis Kolodin (piano)
Publisher Info. Luis Kolodin, 2021.
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 Complete Performance
#516648 - 7.14MB - 5:12 -  8.5454545454545/10 2 4 6 8 10 (11) - 2236×⇩ - MP3 - Harryplocker

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Harryplocker (2018/3/25)

Performer Pages Harald Vetter (piano)
Publisher Info. Harald Vetter, 2017.
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Misc. Notes YouTube
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 Complete Performance
#473662 - 6.40MB - 5:27 -  7.4/10 2 4 6 8 10 (10) - 2745×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2017/5/30)

Performer Pages Frank Lévy (piano)
Publisher Info. Palo Alto: Musopen.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Source: Musopen (lossless file also available)
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 Complete Performance
#428836 - 5.38MB - 4:55 -  7.7714285714286/10 2 4 6 8 10 (35) - 6021×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

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Lumineux (2016/7/1)

Performer Pages Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano)
Publisher Info. Peter Bradley-Fulgoni
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Misc. Notes Recorded June 2016 in St. Paul's Hall, Huddersfield University (Peter Hill, sound engineer)
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 Complete Performance
#273223 - 11.87MB - 5:11 -  6.9647058823529/10 2 4 6 8 10 (85) - 37066×⇩ - MP3 - Lekro

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Lekro (2013/3/13)

Performer Pages Martha Goldstein (piano)
Publisher Info. Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Played on an Erard in 2003.
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 Complete Performance (EU)
#704785 - 10.78MB - 4:43 -  4.2222222222222/10 2 4 6 8 10 (9) - 5041×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/5/31)

Performer Pages Oriano de Almeida (piano)
Publisher Info. Oriano de Almeida Interpreta Chopin - RGE1, 1959. RGE XRLP 100004.
Reissue Músicas de Chopin com Oriano de Almeida - AMC, n.d. AMC AMCLP 5.009.
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Public Domain - Non-PD US 
Misc. Notes Source: Instituto Piano Brasileiro
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Sheet Music

Scores

Editor First edition (French)
Julian Fontana (1810–1865)
Publisher. Info. Paris: J. Meissonnier fils, n.d.[1855]. Plate J.M. 3523.
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Misc. Notes This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page.
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Editor First edition (German)
Julian Fontana (1810–1865)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Ad. Mt. Schlesinger, n.d.[1855]. Plate S. 4392.
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Misc. Notes Originally scanned at 300dpi grayscale, converted to 600dpi monochrome.
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Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845–1918)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band II (pp.331-36)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1879]. Plate 6216.
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Public Domain
Misc. Notes Scanned at 1200dpi, cleaned with 4-point algorithm, additional manual cleaning, downsizing to 600dpi (I uploaded the 1200dpi version as well), original page and bordersize.
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Editor Karl Klindworth (1830–1916)
Publisher. Info. Oeuvres complètes de Frédéric Chopin, Band 1: Impromptus (pp.149-55)
Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.[1880]. Plate 12261
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Misc. Notes Scanned at 1200dpi, cleaned with 4-point algorithm, additional manual cleaning, downsizing to 600dpi (I uploaded the 1200dpi version as well), original page and bordersize. Title pages can be found in Ballade No.1, Op.23
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Editor Series editors
Publisher. Info. Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band XIII (pp.81-87)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1880. Plate C. XIII. 30.
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Misc. Notes Original scans: 300dpi, grayscale jpg2000 images 3050 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 Theodor Kullak (1818–1882)
Translator Albert Ross Parsons (1847–1933) (translator of preface and footnotes)
Publisher. Info. Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.IX: Impromptus & Scherzos (pp.18-25)
Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1881. Plate S. 7294(4).
Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1881.
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Public Domain
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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Publisher. Info. Cologne: P.J. Tonger, 1887. Plate P.J.T. 4033, 4.
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819–1897)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.5 (pp.22-30)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11490.
Reprinted Mikuli Vol.6, 1934. Plate 36391.
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Public Domain
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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Editor Heinrich Germer (1837–1913)
Publisher. Info. Akademische Neuausgabe beliebter Klavierwerke, Vol.2 No.27
Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister, No.146, 1898. Plate G. 27.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Submission Project.
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Editor Rafael Joseffy (1852–1915)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.6: Impromptus, LMC 1039 (pp.24-32)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1915. Plate 25405.
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Misc. Notes Sheet Music Point
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Editor Leonid Kreutzer (1884–1953)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Ullstein, 1924. Plate T.A. 118.
Copyright
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Editor Leopold Godowsky (1870–1938)
Publisher. Info. St. Louis: Art Publication Society, 1927. Plate 1109.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is from the MIT archive project.
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Editor Vladimir de Pachmann (1848–1933)
Marguerite Labori (1864–1952)
Publisher. Info. London: Augener, 1934. Plate 17378.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US
Misc. Notes Transcribed and with notes by Marguerite de Pachmann-Labori.
600 dpi images, manually cleaned.
Pachmann's famous fingerings may be of interest to experts; less advanced players might find the fingerings puzzling, and not what they were looking for.
The editor, Vladimir de Pachmann, left no recording of this piece.
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 Complete Score (CA)
#630192 - 0.92MB, 8 pp. -  6.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - V/30/33 - Worov

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Worov (2020/6/7)

Editor Alfred Cortot (1877–1962)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Salabert, 1934. Plate E.M.S. 5135.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Includes comments in French.
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 Complete Score (EU)
#178356 - 4.23MB, 15 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N*/V* - 22833×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2012/2/13)

Editor Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
Publisher. Info. Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.IV: Impromptus
Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949-61. Plate PWM 233.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes With commentaries in Russian at the end.
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 Complete Score (EU)
#830351 - 1.28MB, 25 pp. -  6.6666666666667/10 2 4 6 8 10 (6) - C*/N*/V* - 7368×⇩ - Zhengjc

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Editor Jan Ekier (1913–2014)
Publisher. Info. Kraków: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1990. Plate 8864.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes The book is an older version of the current Poland National Edition. This PDF has 2 scores. The second score (from page 14) is of the first version which is more commonly played.
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 Complete Score
#127840 - 0.20MB, 5 pp. -  6.75/10 2 4 6 8 10 (16) - !N/!N/!N - 12480×⇩ - Pierre Gouin

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Pierre Gouin (2011/9/21)

Editor Pierre Gouin (b. 1947) - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2005.
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 Complete Score
#40315 - 0.23MB, 13 pp. -  6.3333333333333/10 2 4 6 8 10 (6) - !N/!N/!N - 8426×⇩ - Notnd

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Notnd (2009/10/1)

Editor Guy D. Lederfein
Publisher. Info. Mutopia Project, 2009.
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Misc. Notes Based on the edition by Herrmann Scholtz (1845–1918)
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 Complete Score
#62071 - 3.08MB, 11 pp. -  8.3606557377049/10 2 4 6 8 10 (61) - !N/!N/!N - 24949×⇩ - EHJ

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EHJ (2010/4/18)

Editor Ephraim Hammett Jones (b. 1948)
Publisher. Info. Columbia, SC: Richard Johnson Editions, 2010.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes New typeset from Richard Johnson Editions, based on the 1879 Kistner authoritative version of the works of Chopin by Carl Mikuli (1819–1897), researched and updated according to recent urtext editions. All works feature complete fingerings and very readable musical text. See the title page of individual works for more information.
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 Complete Score
#391747 - 0.24MB, 11 pp. -  6.96/10 2 4 6 8 10 (25) - !N/!N/!N - 10837×⇩ - Josef Friedrich

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Editor Josef Friedrich
Publisher. Info. Josef Friedrich
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Misc. Notes Urtext: According to the autograph
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 Complete Score
#926973 - 0.94MB, 9 pp. -  10/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 297×⇩ - Biberle

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Editor Viktor Keil
Publisher. Info. Viktor Keil, 2024.
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Editor Knute Snortum (b. 1960)
Publisher. Info. Knute Snortum, 2024.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Concert Band (Shigeta)

 Complete Score
#45055 - 0.70MB, 19 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 5019×⇩ - Shigeta

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Shigeta (2009/11/2)

Arranger Takuya Shigeta
Publisher. Info. Takuya Shigeta
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Misc. Notes For Piccolo (Flute 3), 2 Flutes, Oboe, Bassoon, E♭ Clarinet, 3 B♭ Clarinets, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, 2 Alto Saxophones, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, 3 Trumpets, 4 Horns, 3 Trombones, Euphonium, Tuba, Contrabass, Timpani, Xylophone, Marimba, Snare Drum, Bass Drum
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 Flute 1
#45014 - 0.13MB, 4 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1336×⇩ - Shigeta

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⇒ 30 more: Flute 2 • Flute 3/Piccolo • Oboe • Bassoon • Piccolo Clarinet (E♭) • Clarinet 1 (B♭) • Clarinet 2 (B♭) • Clarinet 3 (B♭) • Alto Clarinet (E♭) • Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Alto Saxophone 1 (E♭) • Alto Saxophone 2 (E♭) • Tenor Saxophone (B♭) • Baritone Saxophone (E♭) • Trumpet 1 (B♭) • Trumpet 2 (B♭) • Trumpet 3 (B♭) • Horn 1/2 (F) • Horn 3/4 (F) • Trombone 1 • Trombone 2 • Trombone 3 • Euphonium • Tuba • Timpani • Xylophone • Marimba • Snare Drum • Bass Drum • Double Bass

 Flute 2
#45015 - 0.12MB, 4 pp. -  2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 818×⇩ - Shigeta

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Shigeta (2009/11/2)

 Oboe
#45016 - 0.09MB, 2 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 808×⇩ - Shigeta

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Shigeta (2009/11/2)

 Bassoon
#45017 - 0.09MB, 4 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 743×⇩ - Shigeta

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Shigeta (2009/11/2)

 Tuba
#45048 - 0.07MB, 2 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 801×⇩ - Shigeta

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Shigeta (2009/11/2)

 Timpani
#45050 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 725×⇩ - Shigeta

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Shigeta (2009/11/2)

 Xylophone
#45051 - 0.08MB, 2 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 905×⇩ - Shigeta

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Shigeta (2009/11/2)

 Marimba
#45052 - 0.07MB, 2 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1067×⇩ - Shigeta

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Shigeta (2009/11/2)

 Bass Drum
#45054 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 728×⇩ - Shigeta

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Shigeta (2009/11/2)

Arranger Takuya Shigeta
Publisher. Info. Takuya Shigeta
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Misc. Notes For Piccolo (Flute 3), 2 Flutes, Oboe, Bassoon, E♭ Clarinet, 3 B♭ Clarinets, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, 2 Alto Saxophones, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, 3 Trumpets, 4 Horns, 3 Trombones, Euphonium, Tuba, Contrabass, Timpani, Xylophone, Marimba, Snare Drum, Bass Drum
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For Cello and Piano (Franchomme)

 Complete Score
#263255 - 5.97MB, 10 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1289×⇩ - Generoso

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Arranger Auguste Franchomme (1808–1884)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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For Harp (Posse)
Arranger Wilhelm Posse (1852–1925)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Jul. Heinrich Zimmermann, n.d.(ca.1919). Plate Z. 10495.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes From the International Harp Archives at Brigham Young University
(as digitally mirrored at archive.org). From Pratt Harp Collection
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Largo

For Violin and Piano (Schulz)
Arranger August Schulz (1837–1909)
Publisher. Info. Chopin, Verschiedene Werke (Various Compositions)
Braunschweig: Litolff, No.1181, n.d.(ca.1860). Plate Collection Litolff 1065.1181.
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For Violin and Piano (Moffat)
See: The Cremona Violin Album (Title: Cantabile)

General Information

Work Title Fantaisie-impromptu
Alternative. Title Oeuvr. posth. Liv. 1
Name Translations Fantaisie-impromptu in C-sharp minor, op. 66; Fantaisie-Impromptu; Fantasía-Impromptu; Improvviso op. 66; 幻想即興曲; [9 more...]Fantazja-Impromptu op. posth.; 升c小调幻想即兴曲; 환상 즉흥곡; Fantasia-Impromptu; Фантазия-импромптю; Фантазия-экспромт; פאטזי-אימפרומפטו; فانتزی-ایمپرمپتو; Fantazia Improvizaĵo en C-bemola minoro
Name Aliases Fantasia-Improvviso; 幻想即兴曲; 即興幻想曲; Impromptus, piano, no. 4, op. 66, C♯ minor; Fantasy impromptu
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 303314943; LCCN: n81149938; GND: 300036981
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.66 ; Oeuvr. posth. Liv. 1
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 24
Key C-sharp minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Allegro agitato
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1834-35
First Publication. 1855
Dedication Composed for Madame la Baronne d'Este
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
External Links Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
Wikipedia article
All Music Guide

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