Composition: Ballade No. 4, Op. 52 (Chopin, Frédéric)
| Title | Ballade No. 4 |
| Alternative title | Quatrième ballade pour piano |
| Creators | Frédéric Chopin (composer) |
| Opus | Op.52 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | F minor |
| Composed | 1842 |
| First published | 1843 |
| Dedication | A Mme. la Baronne C. de Rothschild |
| 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 |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Schlesinger | — | Complete Score (full BNF resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Cover and Title Pages · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bote & Bock | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | C.F. Peters | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1882 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1894 | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1916 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ullstein | 1924 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Salabert | — | 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 |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Janet Seitzer (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Randolph Hokanson (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Simone Renzi (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Frank Lévy (piano) | Complete Performance · file Complete Performance · file |
| view | Jaehyun Park (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Vadim Chaimovich (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Donald Betts (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Federica Reale (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Nelson Freire (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Nelson Freire (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Nelson Freire (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Yara Bernette (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Nelson Freire (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Alfred Cortot (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
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