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Martha Argerich plays Chopin's Scherzo No 2 in B-flat minor

Chopin – Scherzo No. 2 – Argerich, Piano

Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, op. 31, by Frédéric Chopin was composed and published in 1837, and was dedicated to Countess Adèle Fürstenstein. Schumann compared this scherzo to a Byronic poem, so overflowing with tenderness, boldness, love and contempt.

Chopin - Étude Op. 10 No. 1 - Argerich, Piano

Etude / ROMANTIC MUSIC

Chopin – Etude Op. 10 No. 1 – Argerich, Piano

Chopin’s Etude Op 10 No. 1 in C Major for solo piano was composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1829. It was first published in 1833 in France, Germany, and England as the first piece of his Études Op. 10.

Chopin - Berceuse in D-Flat Major - Hélène Grimaud, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Variation

Chopin – Berceuse – Hélène Grimaud, Piano

Chopin’s Berceuse, Op. 57, is a lullaby to be played on the piano. He composed it in 1843/44 as variations in D-flat major. Frédéric Chopin originally called his work Variantes.

Young Chinese pianist Yuja Want is playing Chopin's most famous waltz No 6 in D flat major, often called the minute waltz

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Waltz

Chopin – Waltz No. 6 (Minute Waltz) – Wang, Piano

The Waltz No 6 in D-flat major, (Op. 64, No. 1), popularly known as the Minute Waltz or Valse du petit chien, (The Little Dog Waltz), was dedicated by Frédéric Chopin to the Countess Delfina Potocka.

Chopin - Nocturne No 4 in F Major - Argerich, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Nocturne / Piano

Chopin – Nocturne No. 4 – Argerich, Piano

Nocturne No. 4 in F Major is the first of the Nocturnes Op 15, a set of three nocturnes written by Frédéric Chopin between 1830 and 1833. The work was published in January 1834, and was dedicated to Ferdinand Hiller.

Chopin - Prelude No 15 in D-Flat Major - Grimaud, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Prelude

Raindrop Prelude (Chopin) – Grimaud, Piano

One of Frédéric Chopin most famous masterpiece, the Prelude No 15 in D-Flat Major, nicknamed “Raindrop”, strikes one at first as an oasis of peace and calm. However, the transition from the bright key of D-Flat Major to the tenebrous C sharp minor brings dark, gloomy, disturbing sonorities.

Martha Argerich is playing Chopin's piano concerto No. 1

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 – Martha Argerich

Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11, was written in 1830, when the composer was twenty years old. The concerto was first performed on 11 October of 1830, at the Teatr Narodowy (the National Theatre) in Warsaw, Poland, with the composer as soloist.

Chopin - 24 Preludes for Piano Op 28 - Wang, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Prelude

Chopin – 24 Preludes for Piano – Yuja Wang

Chopin’s 24 Preludes, Op. 28, are a set of short pieces for the piano, one in each of the twenty-four keys, originally published in 1839. Frédéric Chopin wrote them between 1835 and 1839, partly at Valldemossa, Majorca, where he spent the winter of 1838–39.

Chopin - Waltz No 3 in A Minor - Grimaud, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Waltz

Chopin – Waltz No. 3 – Grimaud, Piano

Chopin’s Waltz No 3 in A minor was written in 1834 and published in 1838. Frédéric Chopin’s waltzes are pieces of moderate length adhering to the traditional 3/4 waltz time, but are remarkably different from the earlier Viennese waltzes in that they were not designed for dancing but for concert performance.

Chopin - Waltz No 7 in C-Sharp Minor - Wang, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Waltz

Chopin – Waltz No. 7 – Yuja Wang, Piano

The Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor is the second work of Frédéric Chopin’s opus 64 and the companion to the Minute Waltz (Op. 64, No. 1). It was composed in 1847 and have three themes with different speeds.