Impromptu No.2, Op.36 (Chopin, Frédéric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Allegretto (Andantino)
Composition Year 1838-39
Genre Categories Impromptus; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player
Related Works Impromptus

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 Complete Performance
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Performer Pages Frank Lévy (piano)
Publisher Info. Palo Alto: Musopen.
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Editor First edition (French)
Publisher. Info. Paris: E. Troupenas & Cie., n.d. Plate T. 892.
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Editor First edition (English)
Publisher. Info. London: Ashdown & Parry, n.d.(ca.1870). Plate (W & Cᵒ. Nᵒ. 3550.).
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Misc. Notes Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): D1742/8
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 Cover Page
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Editor Series editors
Publisher. Info. Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band X (pp.27-31)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1879]. Plate C. X. 4.
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Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845–1918)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band II (pp.322–26)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1879]. Plate 6216.
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 Complete Score (Preview)
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Editor Karl Klindworth (1830–1916)
Publisher. Info. Oeuvres complètes de Frédéric Chopin, Band 1: Impromptus (pp.139-43)
Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.[1880]. Plate 12261
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Misc. Notes Scanned at 1200dpi, cleaned with 4-point algorithm, additional manual cleaning, downsizing to 600dpi (I uploaded the 1200dpi version as well), original page and bordersize. Title pages can be found in Ballade No.1, Op.23
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 Complete Score
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Editor Theodor Kullak (1818–1882)
Translator Albert Ross Parsons (1847-1933)
Publisher. Info. Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.IX: Impromptus & Scherzos
Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1882. Plate S. 7294(2).
Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1882.
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.5 (pp.8-15)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11488.
Reissue — Vol.6, 1934. Plate 36391.
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 Preface
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Editor Rafael Joseffy (1852-1915)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.6: Impromptus, LMC 1039 (pp.10-17)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1915. Plate 25405.
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Editor Leopold Godowsky (1870-1938)
Publisher. Info. St. Louis: Art Publication Society, 1923. Plate 1409.
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Editor Vladimir de Pachmann (1848-1933)
Marguerite Labori (1864–1952)
Publisher. Info. London: Augener, 1935. Plate 17423.
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Misc. Notes Transcribed and with notes by Marguerite de Pachmann-Labori.
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The editor, Vladimir de Pachmann, left one electrical and one acoustic recording of this piece, and one recording for piano roll.
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Editor Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
Publisher. Info. Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.IV: Impromptus
Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949-61. Plate PWM 233.
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Editor Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
Publisher. Info. Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.IV: Impromptus
Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949-61. Plate PWM 233.
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Work Title Impromptu No.2
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Impromptu op. 36 (Chopin); Impromptu no. 2 in F-sharp major, op. 36; 即興曲第2番 (ショパン); Impromptu n.º 2 (Chopin); Improvviso n. 2 op. 36; Impromptu núm. 2; 即興曲第2號; 즉흥곡 2번; Impromptu no 2 en fa dièse majeur, op. 36
Name Aliases Improptu n.º 2 (Chopin); Impromptu n º 2 (Chopin); Impromptu n 2 (Chopin); Improptu n 2 (Chopin); Impromptu n. 2 (Chopin); Improptu n. 2 (Chopin)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 182879466; LCCN: no97074875
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.36
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 32
Key F-sharp major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Allegretto (Andantino)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1838-39
First Publication. 1840
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
Related Works Impromptus
External Links Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
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