Polonaises

Album by Fryderyk Chopin & François‐René Duchâble

Polonaises is a set of piano compositions by Fryderyk Chopin, composed and published between 1826 and 1846. They adapt the traditional Polish dance form into virtuosic, harmonically inventive piano pieces characterised by stately, march-like rhythms, lyrical melodies and frequent chromaticism, representing a mature strand of Chopin's output with notable impact on Romantic piano literature.

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  1. 1.
    Polonaise no. 7 in A-flat major, op. 61 "Fantaisie"
    11:12
  2. 2.
    Polonaise no. 1 in C-sharp minor, op. 26 no. 1
    6:11
  3. 3.
    Polonaise no. 2 in E-flat minor, op. 26 no. 2
    6:42
  4. 4.
    Polonaise no. 3 in A major, op. 40 no. 1 "Militaire"
    4:17
  5. 5.
    Polonaise no. 4 in C minor, op. 40 no. 2
    4:46
  6. 6.
    Polonaise no. 5 in F-sharp minor, op. 44
    9:31
  7. 7.
    Polonaise no. 6 in A-flat major, op. 53 "Héroïque"
    6:33
  8. 8.
    Polonaise no. 8 in D minor, op. 71 no. 1
    4:25
  9. 9.
    Polonaise no. 9 in B-flat major, op. 71 no. 2
    5:59
  10. 10.
    Polonaise no. 10 in F minor, op. 71 no. 3
    6:39
  11. 11.
    Andante spianato, in E-flat major, op. 22
    12:34

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