CHOPIN, Frédéric, 1810-1849

Scherzo in B Flat Minor, op.31. Facsimile Edition of the Manuscript Held in Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris

[Scherzo, op.31]

Chopin, Scherzo, op.31



Works by Chopin—Facsimile Edition, A VIII/31. Warsaw, 2023. Oblong, 29 x 23 cm, 2 vols, 26, 47 pp. Full-color halftone of the fair copy (BnF Ms. 106) with considerable cross-outs and corrections. It’s the basis of the first French edition and it seems clear that after its engraving the ms was returned to Chopin because it was in the estate when he died. Composed 1837 and dedicated to his pupil Lady de Fürstenstein, the 2nd scherzo (like the other three) doesn’t follow the stereotype of the genre, leading Ferdynand Hoesick to quip that the only jestful element of the composer’s  scherzos was the title, while the content was sad. Commentary (Pol-Eng-Ger-Sp-Fr-Jp) by Zofia Chechlińska. Bound in blue linen, with matching slipcase. $89  (view other volumes from this series)
                   
       


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