Polonaises, Op. 40 (Chopin, Frédéric)
| Title | Polonaises |
| Creators | Frédéric Chopin, composer |
| Opus | Op.40 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1838 |
| First published | — |
| Dedication | Julian Fontana |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Polonaises |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro con brio , 'Military' | — | A major | — |
| Allegro maestoso | — | C minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Allegro con brio (No.1) | theater orchestra | Theodore Moses Tobani |
| View | Allegro con brio (No.1) | strings | Joshua Choe |
| View | Allegro con brio (No.1) | 2 piano 8 hands | Carl Burchard |
| View | Allegro con brio (No.1) | violin and piano | Richard Hofmann |
| View | Allegro con brio (No.1) | violin and piano | August Schulz |
| View | Allegro con brio (No.1) | 2 violins | William Thomas Best |
| View | Allegro con brio (No.1) | organ | Smith Newell Penfield |
| View | Allegro con brio (No.1) | piano left hand | Géza Zichy |
| View | Allegro maestoso (No.2) | violin, cello and piano | Antoni Cink |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | Cristiano Larosa, performer | 1. Allegro con brio ( A major ) 2. Allegro maestoso ( C minor ) |
| View | Complete | Nikita Magaloff, piano | 1. Allegro con brio ( A major ) 2. Allegro maestoso ( C minor ) |
| View | Complete | Luis Kolodin, piano | 1. Allegro con brio ( A major ) 2. Allegro maestoso ( C minor ) |
| View | Selections | Aya Higuchi, piano | 1. Allegro con brio ( A major ) |
| View | Selections | Constantin Stephan, piano | 1. Allegro con brio ( A major ) |
| View | Selections | Harald Vetter, piano | 1. Allegro con brio ( A major ) |
| View | Selections | Robert Bogan Kang, piano | 1. Allegro con brio ( A major ) |
| View | Selections | Yikyung Diana Hughes, piano | 2. Allegro maestoso ( C minor ) |
| View | Selections | Felipe Sarro, piano | 2. Allegro maestoso ( C minor ) |
| View | Selections | Oriano de Almeida, piano | 1. Allegro con brio (A major) |
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