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The Nocturnes, Op. 27 are a set of two nocturnes for solo piano composed by Frédéric Chopin. The pieces were composed in 1836 [ 1 ] and published in 1837. Both nocturnes in this opus are dedicated to Countess d'Appony. This publication marked the transition from triplets of nocturnes to contrasting pairs. [ 2 ]
Also, Chopin wrote numerous song settings of Polish texts, and chamber pieces including a piano trio and a cello sonata. This listing uses the traditional opus numbers where they apply; other works are identified by numbers from the catalogues of Maurice J. E. Brown ( B ), Krystyna Kobylańska ( KK ), Józef Michał Chomiński ( A , C , D , E ...
Op. 21, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor (1829–1830) Op. 22, Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E ♭ major (the polonaise section orchestrated 1830-31; piano solo 1834) Op. 23, Ballade No. 1 in G minor (1831–1835) Op. 24, 4 Mazurkas (1834–1835) Mazurka in G minor. Mazurka in C major.
Tempo rubato ( Italian for 'stolen time'; UK: / ˈtɛmpoʊ rʊˈbɑːtoʊ /, US: / ruː -/, [ 1][ 2] Italian: [ˈtɛmpo ruˈbaːto] ;) is a musical term referring to expressive and rhythmic freedom by a slight speeding up and then slowing down of the tempo of a piece at the discretion of the soloist or the conductor. Rubato is an expressive ...
Debussy c. 1900 by Atelier Nadar (Achille) Claude Debussy [n 1] was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born to a family of modest means and little cultural involvement, Debussy showed enough musical talent to be admitted at ...
Frédéric Chopin 's compositions for piano and orchestra originated from the late 1820s to the early 1830s, and comprise three concert pieces he composed 1827–1828, while a student at the Central School of Music [ pl] in Warsaw, [1] two piano concertos, completed and premièred between finishing his studies (mid 1829) and leaving Poland ...
Frédéric François Chopin[ n 1] (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; [ n 2][ n 3] 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional ...
Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Ignacy Jan Paderewski ( Polish: [iɡˈnatsɨ ˈjan padɛˈrɛfskʲi] ⓘ; 18 November [ O.S. 6 November] 1860 – 29 June 1941) was a Polish pianist, composer and statesman who was a spokesman for Polish independence. In 1919, he was the nation's prime minister and foreign minister during which he signed the Treaty of ...