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Ballade op.23 : for symphonic orchestra / Fryderyk Chopin ; orchestrated by Charles Bodman Rae.
Library shelf no. 784.2/BOD 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
This new orchestral version of Chopin's Ballade in G minor, op.23, is the latest in an ongoing series of orchestrations of his piano works. It has been written for and is dedicated to one of the great Chopin interpreters of our time, Vladimir Ashkenazy. It is intended to be preceded in performance by my orchestral version of Chopin's Prelude in C sharp minor op.45. As a pair they have a combined performance duration of some 18 minutes.
Work Details
Year: 2013
Instrumentation: Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contra-bassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, harp, strings.
Duration: 10 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Dedication note: Dedicated to Vladimir Ashkenazy
Written for: Vladimir Ashkenazy
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