Frédéric Chopin
Polonaises
About Frédéric Chopin's Polonaises
The polonaise is a couple dance in moderate 3/4 time, originating from Poland (its name is the French word for Polish). Over the years it simply became a term for an instrumental work with certain characteristics, relatively independent of its dance and national origins, but Chopin’s mature works in the genre were to become true symbols of Polish nationalism, especially the most famous one, the “Heroic” Polonaise in A-flat, Op. 53.
When Poland was invaded in 1939, this work (recorded by Paderewski, the great Polish pianist and statesman) was played over and over again on Warsaw radio, until the Nazis were able to shut the station down.
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Polonaise 1 Op. 26 No. 1 | C-sharp Minor | 1836 | 8+ |
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Polonaise 2 Op. 26 No. 2 | E-flat Minor | 1836 | 8+ |
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Polonaise 3 Op. 40 No. 1 | A Major | 1840 | 8+ |
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Polonaise 4 Op. 40 No. 2 | C Minor | 1840 | 8+ |
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Polonaise 5 Op. 44 | F-sharp Minor | 1841 | 8+ |
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Polonaise 6 (Heroic Polonaise) Op. 53 | A-flat Major | 1843 | 8+ |
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Polonaise-Fantaisie Op. 61 | A-flat Major | 1846 | 8+ |
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Polonaise 8 Op. 71 No. 1 | D Minor | 1827 | 8+ |
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Polonaise 9 Op. 71 No. 2 | B-flat Major | 1828 | 8+ |
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Polonaise 10 Op. 71 No. 3 | F Minor | 1829 | 8+ |
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Polonaise 11 B. 1 | G Minor | 1817 | 5 |
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Polonaise 12 B. 3 | B-flat Major | 1817 | 5 |
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Polonaise 13 B. 5 | A-flat Major | 1821 | 7 |
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Polonaise 14 B. 6 | G-sharp Minor | 1822 | 8+ |
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Polonaise 15 B. 13 | B-flat Minor | 1826 | 8 |
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Polonaise 16 B. 36 | G-flat Major | 1829 | 8+ |
Forum posts about the Polonaises by Frédéric Chopin
Chopin - Polonaises: favorite and hardest? by liszt-and-the-galops
Which Polonaise by Chopin is your favorite and which do you consider the hardest? My personal favorite is op. 61, and I think the hardest i...
My First Polonaise by glerzhus
i'm currently working on chopin's barcarolle(my hardest piece yet but it's going fairly well i would say(?) :P ) and am pl...
What should I take on before tackling a Scherzo/Polonaise by goethefan69420
Gonna keep this brief. I can play scales forward and contrary fast almost all major, c minor, and some other ones hands together, I can lea...
What Chopin pieces should I move on to? by kanacs
I have completed ATCL before, now I'm trying to get into harder Chopin pieces :) What pieces should I play in order to progress f...
Chopin's inspirations: Polish folk music and nationalism by mjames
I've been diggin a bit about a topic that's bothered me for a few years: Chopin's apparent study and adaptation of Polish fol...
Most underrated Chopin? by edubia
Hello everyone! I have recently bought a CD of Vladimir Ashkenazy playing the Chopin Polonaises (which are some of my favorite pieces) alon...
Seeking recordings: Frankl plays Chopin ballades and polonaises by josh h
Hi, Can anyone suggest a place where I can purchase or acquire CD or mp3 (or other PC-based formats) recordings of Peter Frankl playing Cho...
Chopin complete Polonaises? by m2r
They are full of challenging reaches but have absolutely wonderful melodies....
Can you grade difficulties of these pieces from easiest to hardest? by redrum232
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Chopin Polonaises by rshillen
Can anyone give me some guidance regarding the technical and musical difficulties of the Chopin Polonaises?. Although I've studied vari...