In his polonaises Chopin takes on the tradition of a genre recently endowed with the function of national dance. Three childhood polonaises constitute a replica of the model of the functional dance, while each of the later works of this genre has its own character: lyric, dramatic or heroic. Tied into the interpretations were subjects such as the struggle for freedom, the knightly and insurgent traditions and sometimes they came to have a symbolic function in Polish history.

These works were edited by by I. J. Paderewski, L. Bronarski and J. Turczyński 

Contents

• Chopin: Polonaise No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1
• Chopin: Polonaise No. 2 in E flat minor, Op. 26 No. 2
• Chopin: Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 'Military'
• Chopin: Polonaise No. 4 in C minor, Op. 40, No. 2
• Chopin: Polonaise No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44
• Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque'
• Chopin: Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie'
• Chopin: Polonaise No. 8 in D minor, Op. 71 No. 1
• Chopin: Polonaise No. 9 in B flat major, Op. 71 No. 2
• Chopin: Polonaise No. 10 in F minor, Op. 71 No. 3
• Chopin: Polonaise No. 11 in G minor B1
• Chopin: Polonaise No. 12 in B flat major B3
• Chopin: Polonaise No. 13 in A flat major B5
• Chopin: Polonaise No. 14 in G sharp minor B6
• Chopin: Polonaise No. 15 in B flat minor B13
• Chopin: Polonaise No. 16 in G flat major B36

Illustrator: Ary Scheffer

Performance commentary by: Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Ludwik Bronarski, Józef Turczyński

Cover Design: Ludwik Gardowski

Editor: Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Ludwik Bronarski, Józef Turczyński

Series: Chopin, CW (ed. Paderewski)

ISMN 979-0-2740-0109-4

Language of edition: eng

Number of pages: 152

Cover: softcover

No. of edition: 33

Published: 2016

Type: instrumental solo

Size: N4 vertical (235x305 mm)