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

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 waltz (Vivo)
Composition Year 1833
Genre Categories Waltzes; Dances; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For strings (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr); For 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass (arr); For 5 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); Scores featuring the double bass (arr); For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For violin, piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (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 - 1191×⇩ - 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 - 1724×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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

Performer Pages Olga Gurevich (piano)
Publisher Info. Palo Alto: Musopen.
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Misc. Notes Source: Musopen (lossless file also available)
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 Complete Performance
#458319 - 8.52MB - 6:12 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1189×⇩ - MP3 - Harryplocker

MP3 file (audio)
Harryplocker (2017/2/4)

Performer Pages Harald Vetter (Piano)
Publisher Info. Harald Vetter
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 MIDI Performance
#156951 - 0.04MB - 7:32 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1653×⇩ - MID - performer

MID file (audio/video)
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 - 741×⇩ - 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 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 26220×⇩ - 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 - 18406×⇩ - 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 (600dpi) (Preview)
#34464 - 1.80MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6024×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Complete Score (1200dpi) (Preview)
#34465 - 2.75MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8872×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2009/7/9)

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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 Complete Score
#81958 - 1.05MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5851×⇩ - 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 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10192×⇩ - 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 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2170×⇩ - 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 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1653×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Complete Score (filter) (Preview)
#79744 - 1.16MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2510×⇩ - piupianissimo

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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 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1213×⇩ - Cypressdome

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 Preface
#167276 - 2.10MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3649×⇩ - 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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 Complete Score (scan) (EU) (Preview)
#102099 - 1.22MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/45*/V* - 2493×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Complete Score (filter) (EU) (Preview)
#102100 - 0.84MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/45*/V* - 4061×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Title pages (scan) (EU) (Preview)
#102097 - 1.99MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/45*/V* - 1294×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Title pages (filter) (EU) (Preview)
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piupianissimo (2011/5/15)

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 (600dpi) (EU) (Preview)
#34483 - 0.94MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/75/V* - 1804×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Complete Score (1200dpi) (EU) (Preview)
#34484 - 1.95MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/75/V* - 4151×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2009/7/9)

Editor Ewald Zimmermann (1910-1998)
Publisher. Info. Chopin: Walzer - Urtext
München: G. Henle, 1979.
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 Complete Score
#61905 - 3.41MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3941×⇩ - 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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Misc. Notes New typeset from Richard Johnson Editions of Karol Mikuli's authoritative version of the works of Chopin published by Kistner in 1879, researched and updated updated according to recent urtext editions. All works feature complete fingerings and very readable musical text. See title page of individual works for more information.
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 Complete Score
#154593 - 0.40MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2212×⇩ - editor

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 Engraving files (abcm2ps)
#187748 - 0.01MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1016×⇩ - editor

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Editor Hans-Peter Beer
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Small Orchestra (Déjardin)

 Complete Score
#356096 - 0.68MB, 46 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1234×⇩ - 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 - 389×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Oboe
#356098 - 0.13MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 252×⇩ - 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 - 290×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Bassoon
#356100 - 0.10MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 231×⇩ - 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 - 257×⇩ - 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 - 257×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Trombone
#356103 - 0.08MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 236×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Timpani
#356104 - 0.07MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 226×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Percussion
#356105 - 0.08MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 271×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Violins I
#356106 - 0.15MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 475×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Violins II
#356107 - 0.13MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 256×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Violas
#356108 - 0.13MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 266×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Cellos
#356109 - 0.12MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 259×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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 Double Basses
#356110 - 0.10MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 258×⇩ - Renaud dejardin

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Arranger Renaud Déjardin
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For String Orchestra or String Quintet

 Violin 1
#41496 - 0.14MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4030×⇩ - Peter

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⇒ 4 more: Violin 2 • Viola • Cello • Double Bass

 Violin 2
#41497 - 0.12MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1450×⇩ - Peter

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 Viola
#41498 - 0.11MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1459×⇩ - Peter

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 Cello
#41499 - 0.12MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1501×⇩ - Peter

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 Double Bass
#41500 - 0.10MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1378×⇩ - Peter

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Peter (2009/10/13)

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

 Complete Score
#24888 - 1.07MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2685×⇩ - 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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Misc. Notes in E major
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For Violin and Piano (Seitz)

 Complete Score and Violin Part
#24059 - 0.91MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2402×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2008/11/8)

 Complete Score
#548599 - 0.44MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12×⇩ - Music Addict

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 Violin Part
#548600 - 0.19MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13×⇩ - Music Addict

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Music Addict (2018/11/9)

Arranger Friedrich Seitz (1848-1918)
Publisher. Info. Musikalisches Universum, No.998
Leipzig: Anton J. Benjamin, n.d.[1901-31]. Plate A.J.B.3298.
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Misc. Notes in G major
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For Violin and Piano (Wier)
See: The Most Popular Violin Solos (in D)
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 - 2615×⇩ - Mcroskell

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Mcroskell (2007/6/21)

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; Grande Valse brillante (Chopin)
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 waltz (Vivo)
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 Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
Wikipedia article
All Music Guide

Misc. Comments

Piano Music by Frédéric Chopin
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