Grande valse brillante, Op.18 (Chopin, Frédéric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
Composition Year 1833
Genre Categories Waltzes; Dances; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For strings (arr); For strings; Scores featuring string ensemble; For 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass (arr); For 5 players; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; Scores featuring the double bass; For orchestra (arr); For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For violin, piano (arr); For 2 players; For piano (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Recording (EU)
#478881 - 9.46MB - 4:40 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/N/V - 538×⇩ - OGG - JacopoTore

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JacopoTore (2017/6/27)

Performer Pages Alfred Cortot (piano)
Publisher Info. London: Grammophone, 1935.
Reissue Chopin Waltzes
London: Angel Records, 1958. COLH 32.
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 Complete Performance
#473800 - 6.58MB - 5:19 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 744×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

MP3 file (audio)
Cypressdome (2017/5/31)

Performer Pages Olga Gurevich (piano)
Publisher Info. Palo Alto: Musopen.
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 Complete Performance
#458319 - 8.52MB - 6:12 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 805×⇩ - MP3 - Harryplocker

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Harryplocker (2017/2/4)

Performer Pages Harald Vetter (Piano)
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 MIDI Performance
#156951 - 0.04MB - ? -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1552×⇩ - MID - performer

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performer (2011/11/26)

Performers Hans-Peter Beer
Publisher Info. Hans-Peter Beer
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score (full BNF resolution)
#399774 - 58.36MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 677×⇩ - Piupianissimo

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Piupianissimo (2015/11/16)

Editor First edition (French)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d.[1834]. Plate M.S. 1599.
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 Complete Score
#114782 - 0.74MB, 6 (#2–7) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 25941×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/8/23)

 Cover Page
#114783 - 0.11MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 17929×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/8/23)

Editor Series editors
Publisher. Info. Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band IX
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1878]. Plate C. IX. 1.
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 Complete Score including title pages (600dpi) (Preview)
#34464 - 1.80MB, 8 (ii, #3-8) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5925×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Complete Score including title pages (1200dpi) (Preview)
#34465 - 2.75MB, 8 (ii, #3-8) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8766×⇩ - piupianissimo

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Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845-1918)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band I
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1879]. Plate 6152.
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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.
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 Complete Score (including editorial preface)
#81958 - 1.05MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5781×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2010/10/16)

Editor Theodor Kullak (1818-1882)
Translator Albert Ross Parsons (1847-1933)
Publisher. Info. Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.VI: Waltzes
Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1880. Plate S. 7291(1).
Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1880.
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 Complete Score
#00496 - 0.54MB, 9 (#3-11) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10119×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Feldmahler (2006/2/27)

Editor Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.1: Waltzes
New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11077..
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 Complete score
#86697 - 0.41MB, 6 (#3-8) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2140×⇩ - worov

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worov (2010/12/8)

Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845-1918)
Publisher. Info. Fr. Chopins Sämmtliche Pianoforte-Werke - Band 1
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1905). Plate 9462.
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 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
#79743 - 1.48MB, 13 (iv, 9) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1610×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Complete Score (filter) (Preview)
#79744 - 1.16MB, 13 (iv, 9) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2460×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2010/9/26)

Editor Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Publisher. Info. Œuvres complètes pour piano: Waltzes
Paris: Durand & Fils, 1915. Plate D. & F. 9709.
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 Complete Score
#167275 - 1.44MB, 9 (#3–11) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1175×⇩ - Cypressdome

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 Preface
#167276 - 2.10MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3385×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Editor Rafael Joseffy (1852-1915)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.1: Waltzes (LMC 27)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1915. Plate 25502..
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 Title pages (scan) (EU) (Preview)
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 Title pages (filter) (EU) (Preview)
#102098 - 0.63MB, 14 (#1-14) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/45*/V* - 824×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Complete Score (scan) (EU) (Preview)
#102099 - 1.22MB, 10 (#15-24) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/45*/V* - 1919×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Complete Score (filter) (EU) (Preview)
#102100 - 0.84MB, 10 (#15-24) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/45*/V* - 3638×⇩ - piupianissimo

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Editor Institut Fryderyka Chopina
Publisher. Info. Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.IX: Waltzes
Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949. Plate PWM 239. (1956 reissue)
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 Complete Score including title pages (600dpi) (EU) (Preview)
#34483 - 0.94MB, 15 (vi, 9) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/75/V* - 1522×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Complete Score including title pages (1200dpi) (EU) (Preview)
#34484 - 1.95MB, 15 (vi, 9) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/75/V* - 3291×⇩ - piupianissimo

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Editor Ewald Zimmermann (1910-1998)
Publisher. Info. Chopin: Walzer - Urtext
München: G. Henle, 1979
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 Complete Score
#61905 - 3.41MB, 10 (9 music) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3221×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2010/4/17)

Editor Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Ephraim Hammett Jones
Publisher. Info. Columbia, SC: Richard Johnson Editions, 2010
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 Complete score
#154593 - 0.40MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1751×⇩ - editor

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 abcm2ps source files
#187748 - 0.01MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 788×⇩ - editor

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Editor Hans-Peter Beer
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Small Orchestra (Déjardin)

 Score
#356096 - 0.68MB, 46 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 955×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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⇒ 14 more: Flute • Oboe • Clarinet in B♭ • Bassoon • Horn in F • Trumpet in C • Trombone • Timpani • Percussion • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Double Basses

 Flute
#356097 - 0.15MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 324×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Oboe
#356098 - 0.13MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 204×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Clarinet in B♭
#356099 - 0.14MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 237×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Bassoon
#356100 - 0.10MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 184×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Horn in F
#356101 - 0.09MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 208×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Trumpet in C
#356102 - 0.10MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 213×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Trombone
#356103 - 0.08MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 192×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Timpani
#356104 - 0.07MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 184×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Percussion
#356105 - 0.08MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 222×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Violins I
#356106 - 0.15MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 411×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Violins II
#356107 - 0.13MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 211×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Violas
#356108 - 0.13MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 221×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Cellos
#356109 - 0.12MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 212×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Double Basses
#356110 - 0.10MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 213×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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Arranger Renaud Déjardin
Publisher. Info. Renaud Déjardin
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For String Orchestra or String Quintet

 Violin 1 part
#41496 - 0.14MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3985×⇩ - Peter

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Peter (2009/10/13)

⇒ 4 more: Violin 2 part • Viola part • Violoncello part • Double Bass part

 Violin 2 part
#41497 - 0.12MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1435×⇩ - Peter

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 Viola part
#41498 - 0.11MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1443×⇩ - Peter

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 Violoncello part
#41499 - 0.12MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1484×⇩ - Peter

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 Double Bass part
#41500 - 0.10MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1357×⇩ - Peter

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Publisher. Info. Bremen: Praeger & Meier, n.d. Plate P.& M. 1851.
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For Violin and Piano (Schulz)

 Violin and Piano score, Violin part
#24888 - 1.07MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2663×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2008/11/27)

Arranger August Schulz (1837-1909)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Litolff, n.d.(ca 1900). Plate Collection Litolff No.1062.1177.
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For Violin and Piano (Seitz)

 Violin and Piano Score, Violin part
#24059 - 0.91MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2381×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2008/11/8)

Arranger Friedrich Seitz (1848-1918)
Publisher. Info. Musikalisches Universum 998
Hamburg: Anton J. Benjamin, n.d.(ca.1910). Plate A.J.B. 3298.
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For Violin and Piano (Wier)
See: The Most Popular Violin Solos
For Piano (Battmann)
See: Valse célèbre de Chopin, Op.363, by Battmann
For Piano (Godowsky)

 Complete Score
#08481 - 0.57MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 2588×⇩ - Mcroskell

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Arranger Leopold Godowsky (1870–1938)
Publisher. Info. Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1899. Plate A.P.S. 4872.
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General Information

Work Title Grande valse brillante
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Grande Valse brillante; Grande valse brillante in E-flat major; 華麗なる大円舞曲; Grande Valse Brillante; Grande valse brillante em Mi bemol maior; 降E大調華麗大圓舞曲; Grande Valzer Brillante op. 18; Gran vals brillant en mi bemoll major
Name Aliases Grande Valse brillante Es-Dur op. 18
Authorities Wikipedia
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.18
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 29
Key E-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1833
First Publication. 1834 – Paris: Schlesinger / Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel
Copyright Information Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France 
(23rd Year, No.26, 28 June 1834, p.424). — Schlesinger

Hofmeister's Monatsbericht (1834), p.60 — Breitkopf

Dedication Laura Harsford
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
External Links Wikipedia article

Misc. Comments

Piano Music by Frédéric Chopin
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