Chopin - Ballade Op.23 in g-minor Part 2

The Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 is the first of Frédéric Chopin's four ballades for solo piano. It was composed in 1835-36 during the composer's early days in Paris and is dedicated to "Monsieur le Baron de Stockhausen," Hanoverian ambassador to France.

Chopin cited the poet Adam Mickiewicz as an influence for his ballades (this according to a rumour based on a remark by Robert Schumann concerning the genesis of Chopin's second ballade). The exact inspiration for each piece is not clear.

The music is built from two main themes, the first introduced in bar 7 after the short introduction, and the second in bar 69. Both themes return in different guises. The piece is in compound duple time (6/4) except for the short introduction (in 4/4) and the coda (in 2/2). Sections of the piece are technically demanding, requiring complex fingering, wide chords, octaves, extremely fast chords, and even a section of opposite-going chromatic octaves near the end. Its complex structure combines ideas from sonata and variation forms.

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Music

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• Chopin
• Ballade
• No.1
• gminoe
• Op.23
• Synthesia

[Richomio1]

my favorite part 2.:D.....i wish i have a memory card in my head and hands so i can play any piece...:'((((

[seazk303]

Thanks!! Can you slow these down please?? And the super fast parts even slower??  both parts please ?

[Ghullmantin]

w00tness! I can finally play this piece technically perfect!

[muffinsarelife1]

the presto con fuoco is my favorite too :)

[SSvolksgrenadier]

fuck this! im learning chopins fantasie cause its easy compared to this!

[Ahmun1]

CAN U PLEASE DO A TUTORIAL ON 3:27 IN SLOW MOTION...PLEEEEEASSE!!

[123mazeppa]

hi tonyngjichun. Can you please upload Chopin Ballade no.4 on synthesia please? I'd appreciate it if you do. Thanks

[mikeasteele]

There are so many mistakes! And the last chord on the right hand is an octave too low. Hmmmm lol Fun to see it in this prospective though.

[thisismeplusyou]

Why the fuck would you do this?

[MrNappy1221]

This is a sign... Is this the first piece to beat chuck norris