The Piano Concerto No. 2 was composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1829. Chopin wrote the piece before he had finished his formal education, at around 20 years of age. It was first performed on 17 March 1830, in Warsaw, Poland, with the composer as soloist.
The Piano Concerto No. 2 was composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1829. Chopin wrote the piece before he had finished his formal education, at around 20 years of age. It was first performed on 17 March 1830, in Warsaw, Poland, with the composer as soloist.
Piano history begins at the start of the 18th century, in Florence, when the Italian Bartolomeo Cristofori invents the fortepiano, ancestor of the modern piano. Digital or Acoustic Pianos: How …
Chopin’s Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, Valse du petit chien (French for “Waltz of the little dog”), is popularly known in English as the “Minute Waltz”, is a piano waltz. Far before Arthur Rubinstein and Dinu Lipatti, this is the best performance for this waltz.
The Waltz No 7 in C-sharp minor was composed in 1847 and have three themes with different speeds. It is the second work of Frédéric Chopin’s opus 64 and the companion to the Minute Waltz (Op. 64, No. 1).
Mazurka in A Minor is the last one from Op 17, a set of four mazurkas composed by Frédéric Chopin between 1832 and 1833. It is a real masterpiece, in the form of a dance poem. Written in A minor, it is in 3/4 and is marked Lento, ma non troppo.
Chopin’s Piano Sonata No 3 in B Minor, Op. 58, is the last of the composer’s piano sonatas. Completed in 1844 and dedicated to Countess Émilie de Perthuis, the work is considered to be one of Frédéric Chopin’s most difficult compositions, both technically and musically.
Nocturne No. 13 is part of Nocturnes, Op. 48, a set of two nocturnes written by Chopin in 1841 and published the following year in 1842. They are dedicated to Mlle. Laure Duperré.
