Composition: Grande valse brillante, Op. 18 (Chopin, Frédéric)
| Title | Grande valse brillante |
| Creators | Frédéric Chopin (composer) |
| Opus | Op.18 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | E flat major |
| Composed | 1833 |
| First published | 1834 |
| Dedication | Laura Harsford |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Waltzes |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | Lucien Garban |
| view | Complete | orchestra | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | small orchestra | Renaud Déjardin |
| view | Complete | strings 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass |
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| view | Complete | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Ferdinand David |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | August Schulz |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Friedrich Seitz |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Leopold Godowsky |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Schlesinger | 1834 | Complete Score (full BNF resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Cover Page · view |
| view | Complete | — | C.F. Peters | — | Complete Score (600 dpi) · view Complete Score (1200 dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1880 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1894 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Friedrich Hofmeister | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Durand | 1915 | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1915 | Complete Score · view Preface · view |
| view | Complete | — | National Music Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view Title pages (scan) · view Title pages (filter) · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Henle Verlag | 1979 | Complete Score (600dpi) · view Complete Score (1200dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Columbia | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (abcm2ps) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Durand | 1936 | Piano Conductor · view Flute · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Trumpet 1/2 (C) · view Cornet 1/2 (B) (alternate for Trumpets) · view Trombone · view Snare Drum/Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Joshua Choe | 2022 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for small orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (C) · view Trombone · view Timpani · view Percussion · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass |
Praeger & Meier | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view Double Bass · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings |
Joshua Choe | 2020 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
— | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Arthur P. Schmidt | 1899 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Olga Gurevich (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Harald Vetter (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Alfred Cortot (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized Performance · file |
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