Composition: Ballade No. 2, Op. 38 (Chopin, Frédéric)
| Title | Ballade No. 2 |
| Creators | Frédéric Chopin (composer) |
| Opus | Op.38 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | F major |
| Composed | 1836 |
| First published | 1839 |
| Dedication | Robert Schumann |
| 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 | string orchestra | Joshua Choe |
| view | Excerpts | violin and piano cello and piano |
Konstanty Paschalski |
| view | Excerpts | violin and piano | August Schulz |
| view | Excerpts | cello and piano | Leopold Grützmacher |
| view | Excerpts | voice and piano | Lothar Windsperger |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1840 | Complete Score (full CFEO resolution) · view Complete Score (monochrome) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1840 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Wessel & Co. | — | Complete Score (full CFEO resolution) · view Complete Score (monochrome) · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Troupenas | — | Complete Score (full BNF resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Cover and Title Pages · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bote & Bock | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score (600dpi) · view Complete Score (1200dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | — | C.F. Peters | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1882 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1894 | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1915 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ullstein | 1924 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Maurice Senart | — | Complete Score (Edition de travail) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · 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 French Horn 1 (F) · view French Horn 2 (F) · view Trumpet 1 (B) · view Trumpet 2 (B) · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Violins 1 · view Violins 2 · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for string orchestra |
Joshua Choe | 2020 | Complete Score · view Violins 1 · view Violins 2 · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Excerpts | Arrangement for violin and piano cello and piano |
Gebethner and Wolff | 1905 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Excerpts | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Excerpts | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Excerpts | Arrangement for voice and piano |
Schott | 1917 | Selection · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Frank Lévy (piano) | Complete Performance · file Complete Performance · file |
| view | Alfred Cortot (piano) | Complete Recording · file |
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