Ewald Zimmermann (1910–1998) studied the piano (Privatmusiklehrer-Examen with Eduard Erdmann) and musicology, doing a doctorate in the latter following his time as a soldier in World War II and subsequent time as a prisoner of war in Russia. 54.Ĭompletion of the mazurkas in G minor and F minor. 52 “Grande Polonaise brillante” in A-flat major, Op. 28, in a cyclic succession: compactly-designed short pieces. Unable to return to Warsaw due to the Polish uprising, he goes to Paris, where he will remain until the end of his life. Premieres in Warsaw of his two piano concerti, Op. 10 and 25 - a new type of virtuosic etude that also makes aesthetic demands. Travels to Vienna, where he gives two concerts of his compositions and improvisations.Įtudes, Opp. “Fantaisie sur des airs nationaux polonaise” in A major, Op.
Studies at the Institute of Music in Warsaw. First compositions at age seven, his first public performance at eight. 1810īorn in Żelazowa Wola near Warsaw on March 1. His music influenced subsequent generations in France (Franck, Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Debussy) as well as Smetana, Dvořák, Balakirev, Grieg, Albéniz. His work is concentrated around piano music that enjoys extraordinary popularity and has become an integral part of the concert repertoire. 1, “Minute” (Eva Sukova, piano)Īnd Lang Lang in a 2010 recording (02:16).įrédéric Chopin: Waltz No. Eva Sukova in a 1997 recording (01:33):įrédéric Chopin: Waltz No. Let’s listen to two performers on the faster and slower side. We did a survey of some 33 performances, from historical to modern and got speeds ranging from one minute and 33 seconds up to two minutes and 39 minutes. Even so, pianists do try and play this as fast as possible. Despite its tempo marking of ‘Molto vivace,’ the work would have to be played at the impossible speed of 420 quarter notes per minute. Often, though.Īlas, this is not to be so. Most people read it as a noun and took it as a waltz that should be performed in a minute (noun). His publisher, Breitkopf & Härtel, added a title on it to let people know that this was a very small, minute (adj.) waltz.
Chopin was inspired by the antics of a small dog chasing its tail to write his Waltz No.
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