Polonaises (Chopin)
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Most of Frédéric Chopin's polonaises were written for solo piano. He wrote his first polonaise in 1817, when he was 7; his last was the Polonaise-Fantaisie of 1846, three years before his death. Among
Frédéric Chopin, 28, at piano, from Delacroix's joint portrait of Chopin and Sand, 1838
The Polonaise in A♭ major, Op. 53 is a solo piano piece composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1842 The piece was published in 1843, and is one of Chopin's most admired compositions and has long been a favori
Polonaises (Chopin)
…three years before his death. Among the best known polonaises are the "Military" Polonaise in A, Op. 40, No. 1, "Tragic" Polonaise In f# Op. 44, and the "Heroic" Polonaise in A♭, Op. 53. There is also the Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E♭, Op. 22, for piano and orchestra, which also exists in a solo piano…
Original autograph score, 1842. Zoom
Title page of the French first edition, 1843