Ballade No.4, Op.52 (Chopin, Frédéric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 ballade (Andante con moto)
Composition Year	1842 (revised 1843)
Genre Categories	Ballades; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player

1 Performances
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2 Sheet Music
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Performances

Recordings

Complete Performance (EU)
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MP3 file (audio)
JacopoTore (2017/5/10)

Performer Pages	Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Publisher Info.	Alfred Cortot, 1929.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
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Complete Performance
*#113795 - 5.49MB - 10:20 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 10669×⇩ - OGG - KGill

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KGill (2011/8/17)

Performer Pages	Janet Seitzer (Piano)
Publisher Info.	Kenneth Gill, 2011.
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Recorded 1981 (mono)
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Complete Performance
*#77140 - 20.80MB - 11:21 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 8599×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/8/30)

Performer Pages	Randolph Hokanson (Piano)
Publisher Info.	Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Professor Hokanson's 90th Birthday recital, 18 June 2006. Recorded by Al Swanson at Brechmin Hall, University of Washington Music School.
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Complete Performance
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MP3 file (audio)
Thesimon (2012/10/1)

Performer Pages	Simone Renzi (Piano)
Publisher Info.	Simone Renzi
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Complete Performance
*#473657 - 14.50MB - 12:42 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1026×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

MP3 file (audio)
Cypressdome (2017/5/30)

Performer Pages	Frank Lévy (piano)
Publisher Info.	Palo Alto: Musopen.
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Misc. Notes	Source: Musopen (lossless file also available)
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Complete Performance
*#579315 - 17.57MB - 12:48 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 329×⇩ - MP3 - Neopoiesis

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Neopoiesis (2019/6/29)

Performer Pages	Federica Reale (Piano)
Publisher Info.	Neopoiesis, 2019.
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Misc. Notes	live rec. 5/2019
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Naxos

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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete Score (full BNF resolution)
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Piupianissimo (2014/7/13)

Editor	First edition
Publisher. Info.	Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d. Plate M.S. 3957.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
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IS (2018/11/5)

Editor	Louis Köhler (1820-1886)
Publisher. Info.	4 Ballades Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, No.1048 Collection Litolff, n.d. (pp.34-47)
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
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Cypressdome (2011/8/11)

Cover and Title Pages
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Cypressdome (2011/8/11)

Editor	Ernst Rudorff (1840–1916)
Publisher. Info.	Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band I Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1878]. Plate C. I. 4.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	Publication date from Hofmeister's Verzeichnis which also states the principal editor is Ernst Rudorff. Original scans from a poorly printed or preserved original: 300dpi, grayscale jpg2000 images 3240 by 4000 pixels. Converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, re-sampled to 600dpi, and set uniform margins.
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Complete Score
*#00118 - 0.98MB, 12 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 22999×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Feldmahler (2006/2/17)

Editor	Karl Klindworth (1830–1916)
Publisher. Info.	Oeuvres complètes de Frédéric Chopin, Band 1: Ballades Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.[1880]. Plate 12274.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score (Preview)
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Complete Score (Preview)
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worov (2010/12/8)

Editor	Herrmann Scholtz (1845–1918)
Publisher. Info.	Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band II Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[]. Plate 6216.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Complete Score
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Cypressdome (2010/10/1)

Editor	Theodor Kullak (1818-1882)
Translator	Albert Ross Parsons (1847-1933)
Publisher. Info.	Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.III: Ballades Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1882. Plate S. 7288(4). Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1882.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
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Complete Score (filter) (Preview)
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Editor	Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Publisher. Info.	Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.5 New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11490. Reissue — Vol.5, 1934. Plate 36391.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	scan: score scanned at 600dpi. You may ask me for a manually cleaned version. filter: score filtered with 2-point algorithm explained in High Quality Scanning I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes (smoothening, sharpening borders) and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes (when they are to small e.g.) - so you can choose your favorite.
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Complete Score
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Cypressdome (2011/8/5)

Editor	Rafael Joseffy (1852-1915)
Publisher. Info.	Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.5: Ballades (LMC 31) New York: G. Schirmer, 1916. Plate 25646.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
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JacopoTore (2020/10/2)

Editor	Leonid Kreutzer (1884-1953)
Publisher. Info.	Berlin: Ullstein, 1924. Plate T.A. 164.
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Complete Score (Edition de travail) (CA)
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KGill (2013/3/13)

Editor	Alfred Cortot (1877-1962)
Publisher. Info.	Édition nationale de musique classique Edition de travail des œuvres de Chopin, vol.4 Paris: Salabert, n.d.(1929). Co-issue - Paris: Maurice Senart, n.d.(1929). Plate E.M.S. 5138.
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Editor	Institut Fryderyka Chopina: Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), Ludwik Bronarski (1890-1975), Józef Turczyński (1884-1953)
Publisher. Info.	Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.III:Ballades Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949. Plate PWM 232. (1973 reissue)
Copyright	Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del/mrg]
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General Information

Work Title	Ballade No.4
Alternative. Title	Quatrième ballade pour piano
Name Translations	Balada em Fá menor; バラード第4番; Ballada op. 52; Ballata n. 4 op. 52; Ballade Nr. 4; Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52; Balada para piano n.º 4 en fa menor op. 52; 발라드 4번; Ballade No. 4 (Chopin); Μπαλάντα αρ. 4 σε Φα ελάσσονα, έργο 52; Ballade n° 4
Name Aliases	Balada em Fa menor; Op. 52
Authorities	WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 184092271; LCCN: no97074842; BNF: 14806067t
Composer	Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.52
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IFC 8
Key	F minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 ballade (Andante con moto)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1842 (revised 1843)
First Publication.	1843
Dedication	A Mme. la Baronne C. de Rothschild (Charlotte de Rothschild, 1825–1899)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	piano
External Links	Instytut Fryderyka Chopina Wikipedia article All Music Guide

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Piano Music by Frédéric Chopin

Études, Préludes

Études, Op.10
- No. 1 in C major
- No. 2 in A minor
- No. 3 in E major Tristesse
- No. 4 in C♯ minor Torrent
- No. 5 in G♭ Black Key
- No. 6 in E♭ major
- No. 7 in E major
- No. 8 in F major
- No. 9 in F minor
- No. 10 in A♭ major
- No. 11 in E♭ major
- No. 12 in C minor Revolutionary
Études, Op.25
- No. 1 in A♭ major Aeolian Harp
- No. 2 in F minor
- No. 3 in F major
- No. 4 in A minor
- No. 5 in E minor
- No. 6 in G♯ minor
- No. 7 in C♯ major
- No. 8 in D♭ major
- No. 9 in G♭ major Butterfly
- No. 10 in B minor
- No. 11 in F minor Winter Wind
- No. 12 in C minor Ocean
3 Nouvelles études, B.130
- No. 1 in F minor
- No. 2 in A♭ major
- No. 3 in D♭ major
Preludes, Op.28
- No. 1 in C major
- No. 2 in A minor
- No. 3 in G major
- No. 4 in E minor
- No. 5 in D major
- No. 6 in B minor
- No. 7 in A major
- No. 8 in F♯ minor
- No. 9 in E major
- No. 10 in C♯ minor
- No. 11 in B major
- No. 12 in G♯ minor
- No. 13 in F♯ major
- No. 14 in E♭ minor
- No. 15 in D♭ major Raindrop
- No. 16 in B♭ minor
- No. 17 in A♭ major
- No. 18 in F minor
- No. 19 in E♭ major
- No. 20 in C minor
- No. 21 in B♭ major
- No. 22 in G minor
- No. 23 in F major
- No. 24 in D minor
Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.45
Prelude in A-flat major, B.86
Prelude No.27 in E-flat minor

Mazurkas

Mazurkas, Op.6
- No. 1 in F♯ minor
- No. 2 in C♯ minor
- No. 3 in E major
- No. 4 in E♭ minor
Mazurkas, Op.7
- No. 1 in B♭ major
- No. 2 in A minor
- No. 3 in F minor
- No. 4 in A♭ major
- No. 5 in C major
Mazurkas, Op.17
- No. 1 in B♭ major
- No. 2 in E minor
- No. 3 in A♭ major
- No. 4 in A minor
Mazurkas, Op.24
- No. 1 in G minor
- No. 2 in C major
- No. 3 in A♭ major
- No. 4 in B♭ minor
Mazurkas, Op.30
- No. 1 in C minor
- No. 2 in B minor
- No. 3 in D♭ major
- No. 4 in C♯ minor
Mazurkas, Op.33
- No. 1 in G♯ minor
- No. 2 in D major
- No. 3 in C major
- No. 4 in B minor
Mazurkas, Op.41
- No. 1 in C♯ minor
- No. 2 in E minor
- No. 3 in B major
- No. 4 in A♭ major
Mazurkas, Op.50
- No. 1 in G major
- No. 2 in A♭ major
- No. 3 in C♯ minor
Mazurkas, Op.56
- No. 1 in B major
- No. 2 in C major
- No. 3 in C minor
Mazurkas, Op.59
- No. 1 in A minor
- No. 2 in A♭ major
- No. 3 in F♯ minor
Mazurkas, Op.63
- No. 1 in B major
- No. 2 in F minor
- No. 3 in C♯ minor
Mazurkas, Op.67
- No. 1 in G major
- No. 2 in G minor
- No. 3 in C major
- No. 4 in A minor
Mazurkas, Op.68
- No. 1 in C major
- No. 2 in A minor
- No. 3 in F major
- No. 4 in F minor
2 Mazurkas, B.16
Mazurka in D major, B.31
Mazurka in D major, B.71
Mazurka in B-flat major 'Wołowska', B.73
Mazurka in C major, B.82
Mazurka in A-flat major, B.85
Mazurka in A minor, B.134
Mazurka in A minor, B.140

Polonaises

Polonaises, Op.26
- No. 1 in C-sharp minor
- No. 2 in E-flat major
Polonaises, Op.40
- No. 1 in A major Military
- No. 2 in C minor
Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op.44
Polonaise in A-flat major, Op.53 Héroïque
Polonaise-fantaisie, Op.61
Polonaises, Op.71
- No. 1 in D minor
- No. 2 in B♭ major
- No. 3 in F minor
Polonaise in G minor, B.1
Polonaise in B-flat major, B.3
Polonaise in A-flat major, B.5
Polonaise in G-sharp minor, B.6
Polonaise in B-flat minor, B.13
Polonaise in G-flat major, B.36

Waltzes

Grande valse brillante, Op.18
Waltzes, Op.34
- No. 1 in A♭ major Valse Brilliante
- No. 2 in A minor
- No. 3 in F major Valse Brilliante
Waltz in A-flat major, Op.42
Waltzes, Op.64
- No. 1 in D♭ major Minute Waltz
- No. 2 in C♯ minor
- No. 3 in A♭ major
Waltzes, Op.69
- No. 1 in A♭ major L'Adieu
- No. 2 in B minor
Waltzes, Op.70
- No. 1 in G♭ major
- No. 2 in F minor
- No. 3 in D♭ major
Waltz in A-flat major, B.21
Waltz in E major, B.44
Waltz in E-flat major, B.46
Waltz in E minor, B.56
Waltz in E-flat major, B.133
Waltz in A minor, B.150

Ballades, Impromptus, Scherzi
Ballade No.1, Op.23 Ballade No.2, Op.38 Ballade No.3, Op.47 Ballade No.4, Op.52 Fantaisie-impromptu, Op.66 Impromptu No.1, Op.29 Impromptu No.2, Op.36 Impromptu No.3, Op.51 Scherzo No.1, Op.20 Scherzo No.2, Op.31 Scherzo No.3, Op.39 Scherzo No.4, Op.54

Sonatas, Variations
Piano Sonata No.1, Op.4 Piano Sonata No.2, Op.35 Funeral March Piano Sonata No.3, Op.58 Variations brillantes, Op.12 Variations in A major, B.37 Variations sur un air national allemand, B.14 Variations sur un air national de Moore, B.12a (4 hands)

Nocturnes

Nocturnes, Op.9
- No. 1 in B♭ minor
- No. 2 in E♭ major
- No. 3 in B major
Nocturnes, Op.15
- No. 1 in F major
- No. 2 in F♯ major
- No. 3 in G minor
Nocturnes, Op.27
- No. 1 in C♯ minor
- No. 2 in D♭ major
Nocturnes, Op.32
- No. 1 in B major
- No. 2 in A♭ major
Nocturnes, Op.37
- No. 1 in G minor
- No. 2 in G major
Nocturnes, Op.48
- No. 1 in C minor
- No. 2 in F♯ minor
Nocturnes, Op.55
- No. 1 in F minor
- No. 2 in E♭ major
Nocturnes, Op.62
- No. 1 in B major
- No. 2 in E major
Nocturne in E minor, Op.72 No.1
Nocturne in C-sharp minor, B.49
Nocturne in C minor, B.108
Nocturne oubliée

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