Chopin’s Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., was composed in 1830 and published in 1870. Chopin dedicated this work to his older sister, Ludwika Chopin, with the statement: “To my sister Ludwika as an exercise before beginning the study of my second Concerto”.
Etude No. 6 Op. 25 in G-Sharp Minor composed by Frédéric Chopin is a technical study focusing on thirds, trilling them at a high speed. At one point, both hands play a chromatic-third scale.
Musical Moments from Chopin or Chopin’s Musical Moments is a 1946 Academy Award-nominated Andy Panda cartoon, co-starring Woody Woodpecker. It features music by Frédéric Chopin.
Chopin’s Ballade No 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47, dating from 1841, is dedicated to Pauline de Noailles. The inspiration for this Ballade by Frédéric Chopin is usually claimed to be Adam Mickiewicz’s poem Undine, also known as Świtezianka.
The Polonaise No 6 in A-flat major, Op. 53 was called Polonaise Héroïque (heroic) in french) by Frédéric Chopin’s French lover, the writer Georges Sand. This composition is one of Chopin’s most admired and has long been a favorite of the classical piano repertoire.
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.
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Bagatelle No 25 in A minor (WoO 59 and Bia 515) for solo piano, commonly known as For Elise is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most popular compositions. It was not published during his lifetime, only being discovered forty years after his death.
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