Frederic Chopin - Berceuse in D flat major Op. 57 Book (Revised Edition)
Frederic Chopin - Berceuse in D flat major Op. 57 Book (Revised Edition)
🇦🇺 Free Australia-Wide Shipping Over $129*
📦 Economy Un-tracked Shipping $5.99* (No Tracking Number)
🚚 Standard Tracked Shipping Under $64.99 - $13.99*
🚚 Standard Tracked Shipping Over $64.99 - $9.99*
✈️ Express Tracked Shipping $18.99*
Couldn't load pickup availability
Frederic Chopin - Berceuse in D flat major Op. 57 Book (Revised Edition) 📚
The "Frederic Chopin - Berceuse in D flat major Op. 57 Book (Revised Edition)" provides a captivating exploration of Chopin's creative process during his time at George Sand's country estate in Nohant in 1844. This edition offers insights into the historical context surrounding the composition, including Chopin's retreat to Nohant and the influence of George Sand on his work.
Readers will discover the origins of the Berceuse, including Chopin's original intention to title it "Variantes" and the evolution of its conception through sketches and drafts. The revised edition incorporates the latest research and scholarship, ensuring accuracy and authenticity in representing Chopin's original composition. Through this edition, pianists and music enthusiasts can deepen their understanding and appreciation of Chopin's Berceuse, experiencing firsthand the beauty and complexity of this exquisite work.
Henle Urtext editions:
- error-free, reliable musical texts based on meticulous musicological research - fingerings by famous artists and pedagogues
- preface in 3 languages with information on the genesis and history of the work
- Critical Commentary in 1 – 3 languages with a description and evaluation of the sources and explaining all source discrepancies and editorial decisions
- most beautiful music engraving
- page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them
- excellent print quality and binding
- largest Urtext catalogue world-wide
AMEB:
Piano / Associate / List C
- Berceuse in Db major Op. 57/CT 7
Frédéric Chopin
Pianist and composer. His work is concentrated around piano music that enjoys extraordinary popularity and has become an integral part of the concert repertoire. His music influenced subsequent generations in France (Franck, Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Debussy) as well as Smetana, Dvořák, Balakirev, Grieg, Albéniz.
| 1810 | Born in Żelazowa Wola near Warsaw on March 1. First compositions at age seven, his first public performance at eight. |
| 1822 | Private instruction in composition. |
| 1825 | Rondo in C minor, Op. 1, his first published work. |
| 1826–29 | Studies at the Institute of Music in Warsaw. |
| 1829 | “Fantaisie sur des airs nationaux polonaise” in A major, Op. 13; Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8. Travels to Vienna, where he gives two concerts of his compositions and improvisations. |
| 1829–33 and 1835–37 | Etudes, Opp. 10 and 25 -- a new type of virtuosic etude that also makes aesthetic demands. |
| 1830 | Premieres in Warsaw of his two piano concerti, Op. 21 in F minor and Op. 11 in E minor. |
| 1831 | Unable to return to Warsaw due to the Polish uprising, he goes to Paris, where he will remain until the end of his life. |
| 1832 | Debut concert in Paris to great acclaim. |
| 1835/38 | “Trois valses brillantes,” Op. 34. |
| 1836/39 | “24 Preludes,” Op. 28, in a cyclic succession: compactly-designed short pieces. |
| 1835/39 | Piano Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 35, with the funeral march. |
| 1842/43 | Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52; “Grande Polonaise brillante” in A-flat major, Op. 53; Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54. |
| 1844 | Piano Sonata in B minor, Op. 58 |
| 1849 | Completion of the mazurkas in G minor and F minor. Death in Paris on October 17. |
Shipping & Returns Information
Shipping & Returns Information
