Composition: 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 |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
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
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score (full Polona resolution) · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Troupenas | — | Complete Score (full BNF resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Cover Pages · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1881 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1894 | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view |
| view | Complete | — | C.F. Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schott | 1917 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Maurice Senart | 1939 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Wessel & Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne | — | Complete Score · view 1a. Allegro con brio ( A major ), first version · view 1b. Allegro con brio ( A major ), second version · view 2. Allegro maestoso ( C minor ) · view |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | — | Fr. Kistner | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | — | Edition Wilhelm Hansen | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | — | Gebethner and Wolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | — | Schott | 1917 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | — | Schott | 1917 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Carl Fischer | 1901 | Piano Conductor Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1, 2 (F) · view Cornet 1, 2 (A) · view Trombone · view Timpani · view Bass Drum · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | Arrangement for strings |
Joshua Choe | 2020 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
H. Petersen | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | Arrangement for organ |
Pond | 1880 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro con brio (No.1) | Arrangement for piano left hand |
Rózsavölgyi | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score (improved version) · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro maestoso (No.2) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Gebethner and Wolff | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Complete Score · view Violin Part · view Cello Part · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Performers | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | Cristiano Larosa (performer) | 1. Allegro con brio ( A major ) · file 2. Allegro maestoso ( C minor ) · file |
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| view | Complete | Nikita Magaloff (piano) | 1. Allegro con brio ( A major ) · file 2. Allegro maestoso ( C minor ) · file |
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| view | Complete | Luis Kolodin (piano) | 1. Allegro con brio ( A major ) · file 2. Allegro maestoso ( C minor ) · file |
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| view | Selections | Aya Higuchi (piano) | 1. Allegro con brio ( A major ) · file | |
| view | Selections | Constantin Stephan (piano) | 1. Allegro con brio ( A major ) · file | |
| view | Selections | Harald Vetter (piano) | 1. Allegro con brio ( A major ) · file | |
| view | Selections | Robert Bogan Kang (piano) | 1. Allegro con brio ( A major ) · file | |
| view | Selections | Yikyung Diana Hughes (piano) | 2. Allegro maestoso ( C minor ) · file | |
| view | Selections | Felipe Sarro (piano) | 2. Allegro maestoso ( C minor ) · file | |
| view | Selections | Oriano de Almeida (piano) | 1. Allegro con brio (A major) · file |
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