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

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Performer Pages Olga Gurevich (piano)
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Performer Pages Harald Vetter (Piano)
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Performer Pages Alfred Cortot (piano)
Publisher Info. London: Grammophone, 1935.
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London: Angel Records, 1958. COLH 32.
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1833.
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Editor First edition (French)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d.[1834]. Plate M.S. 1599.
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Publisher. Info. Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band IX
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1878]. Plate C. IX. 1.
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Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845-1918)
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Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[]. Plate 6152.
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Editor Theodor Kullak (1818-1882)
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Publisher. Info. Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.VI: Waltzes
Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1880. Plate S. 7291(1).
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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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Editor Heinrich Germer (1837-1913)
Publisher. Info. Akademische Neuausgabe beliebter Klavierwerke, Vol.2 No.20
Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister, No.146, 1898. Plate G. 27.
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Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845-1918)
Publisher. Info. Fr. Chopins Sämmtliche Pianoforte-Werke - Band 1
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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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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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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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Editor Ewald Zimmermann (1910-1998)
Publisher. Info. Chopin: Walzer - Urtext
München: G. Henle, 1979.
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
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Publisher. Info. Columbia, SC: Richard Johnson Editions, 2010
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Arranger Lucien Garban (1877-1959) (as Roger Branga)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, 1936.
Reprinted Miami: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1971-87). Catalog A6171.
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14 more: Flute • Oboe • Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon • Horn (F) • Trumpet (C) • Trombone • Timpani • Percussion • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

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Publisher. Info. Bremen: Praeger & Meier, n.d. Plate P.& M. 1851.
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Arranger Ferdinand David (1810-1873)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. Plate V.A. 91.
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Arranger August Schulz (1837-1909)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Litolff, n.d.(ca 1900). Plate Collection Litolff No.1062.1177.
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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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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
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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; גראנד ואלס בריליאנט; 화려한 대왈츠; Большой блестящий вальс, соч. 18 (Шопен)
Name Aliases Grande Valse brillante Es-Dur op. 18; Grande Valse brillante (Chopin); Grande valse brillante in E-flat major, Op. 18; Waltz in E-flat major, Op. 18; Waltz No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 18, "Grande valse brillante"
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 174964844; LCCN: n78097083; BNF: 14802877c
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.18
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 29
Key E-flat major
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
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