Composition: Ballade No. 1, Op. 23 (Chopin, Frédéric)
| Title | Ballade No. 1 |
| Creators | Frédéric Chopin (composer) |
| Opus | Op.23 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | G minor |
| Composed | 1831 |
| First published | 1836 |
| Dedication | A Mr. le Baron [Nathaniel] de Stockhausen |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Ballades |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Eugène Ysaÿe |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1800 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1836 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Wessel & Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schlesinger | 1836 | Complete Score (full BNF resolution) · view Complete Score (monochrome) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Cover and Title Pages · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bote & Bock | — | Complete Score (including title pages) · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | C.F. Peters | — | Complete Score including title pages · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1881 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Fr. Kistner | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1894 | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1915 | Complete Score · view Title Page, Preface · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ullstein | 1924 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Maurice Senart | 1929 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Augener | 1935 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Mutopia | — | Complete Score (letter size) · view Complete Score (A4 size) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Joshua Choe | 2020 | Complete Score · view Piccolo · view Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 (B) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Trumpet 1 (B) · view Trumpet 2 (B) · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · 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 |
Manuscript | 1916 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Simone Renzi (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Bohumir Stehlik (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Frank Lévy (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Alfred Cortot (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Bernard Ringeissen (piano) | — | Incomplete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | For Strings (Choe) | Synthesized Recording · file |
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