Frédéric Chopin - Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise brillante, op.22

Frédéric Chopin - Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, op. 22

Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, op. 22 Tzimon Barto, Klavier Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchester Dirigent: Christoph Eschenbach Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22, was composed by Frédéric Chopin between 1830 and 1834. The Grande polonaise brillante in E-flat, set for piano and orchestra, was written first, in 1830-31. In 1834, Chopin wrote an Andante spianato in G, for piano solo, which he added to the start of the piece, and joined the two parts with a fanfare-like sequence. The combined work was published in 1836 as Op. 22, and was dedicated to Madame d\'Este. The Grande polonaise brillante is a work for piano and orchestra, although the piano part is often played on its own. The Andante spianato (spianato means "even, or smooth") for solo piano was composed as an introduction to the polonaise after Chopin received a long-awaited invitation to perform in one of Habeneck\'s Conservatoire Concerts in Paris. The combined work was premiered by the composer there on April 26, 1835. This was the only time Chopin had ever used spianato as a description for any of his works. Chopin\'s first work, written at age seven, had been a polonaise. The Grande polonaise brillante of 1830--31 was to be the last such he would compose for several years. It preoccupied Chopin in his final months at Warsaw. It was finished at Vienna in 1831. Andante spianato in G major The quiet rippling effects of this introductory section are borne in a ...


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Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E flat, Op. 22 (Andante spianato: 1834; Polonaise: 1830-1) II. Grande Polonaise brillante A set of two pieces, the first for solo piano and the second for piano and orchestra, by Polish composer Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849). The soloist is legendary Hungarian virtuoso Georges Cziffra, accompanied by Manuel Rosenthal and the Orchestre National de l\'ORTF. (Rec. 1963)