Description
Chopin's Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23, is the most beloved of his four ballades. It unfolds like a spoken narrative, moving from a hushed opening to a fiery, dramatic climax across a wide dynamic range. Running over eleven minutes with an enormous number of notes, it demands both stamina and structural command from advanced players.
A genre Chopin pioneered — large-scale solo piano works with a narrative, epic quality.
Sheet Music
Sheet music provided by Mutopia Project
About the Composer
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Frederic Chopin was born in Poland and made his career in Paris, remaining unusual among great composers for writing almost exclusively for piano. He poured his longing for his homeland into mazurkas and polonaises, while his ballades and etudes combine poetic melody with harmonic innovation. This site includes 131 of his works, including the "Revolutionary" Etude, Op. 10, No. 12, and Ballades No. 1 and No. 4.
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