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Formats and Editions
1. Polonaise brillante précédée d'une Introduction, Op. 3 in C major~Introduzione. Lento - Poco più mosso - [Cadenza] -
2. Polonaise brillante précédée d'une Introduction, Op. 3 in C major~Alla Polacca. [Allegro con spirito]
3. Rondeau, Op. 1 in C minor for Piano
4. Variations brillantes, Op. 12 in B flat major for Piano~Introduzione. Allegro maestoso -
5. Variations brillantes, Op. 12 in B flat major for Piano~Thème. Allegro moderato -
6. Variations brillantes, Op. 12 in B flat major for Piano~[Variation I.] Dotted Quarter Note = 92 -
7. Variations brillantes, Op. 12 in B flat major for Piano~[Variation II.] Scherzando -
8. Variations brillantes, Op. 12 in B flat major for Piano~[Variation III.] Lento -
9. Variations brillantes, Op. 12 in B flat major for Piano~[Variation IV.] Scherzo vivace
10. Trois Mazurkas, Op. 50 for Piano~
11. Vivace in G major
12. Trois Mazurkas, Op. 50 for Piano~
13. Allegretto in A flat major
14. Trois Mazurkas, Op. 50 for Piano~
15. Moderato in C sharp minor
16. Trois Mazurkas, Op. 56 for Piano~
17. Allegro non tanto - Poco più mosso, leggiero - Tempo I - Poco più mosso, leggiero - Tempo I in B major
18. Trois Mazurkas, Op. 56 for Piano~
19. Vivace in C major
20. Trois Mazurkas, Op. 56 for Piano~
21. Moderato in C minor
22. Sonata, Op. 65 in G minor for Piano and Cello~Allegro moderato - [ ] - [Tempo I]
23. Sonata, Op. 65 in G minor for Piano and Cello~Scherzo [Allegro con brio] - L'istesso tempo
24. Sonata, Op. 65 in G minor for Piano and Cello~Largo
25. Sonata, Op. 65 in G minor for Piano and Cello~Finale. Allegro - Più mosso al fine
More Info:
Louis Lortie's programme for this eighth and final volume of Chopin spans the composer's entire career, from the teenage Rondo, Op. 1 through to his final published piece, the Cello Sonata, Op. 65. Inspired by a visit to the estate of Prince Antoni Radziwill in 1829, the Introduction and Polonaise brillante, Op. 3 was written for the prince (a keen cellist) and his pianist daughter Wanda, and was published in 1831 in Vienna, shortly before Chopin's move to Paris. Variations brillantes, Op. 12 was based on the theme 'Je vends des Scapulaires' from the (now long-forgotten) opera Ludovic. Single-handedly responsible for establishing the popularity of the mazurka, Chopin wrote almost sixty of these works in his lifetime. The two sets here date from 1842 (Op. 50) and 1844 (Op. 56) whilst the composer was at the height of his powers - and popularity in the salons of Paris. Chopin struggled with the composition of the Cello Sonata, taking two years, from 1845 to 1847, before finally premiering it at his last public concert, in Paris, on 16 February 1848. He was striving to find a 'new style' in his composition, whilst at the same time struggling under failing health and the breakdown of his long-standing relationship with the novelist George Sand. His perseverance paid off, and the sonata remains a cornerstone of the repertoire.
