Karol Mikuli - Ballade Op. 21 (Gabryś-Heyke)

Karol Mikuli - Ballada Published in 1871 Pianist: Maria Gabryś-Heyke Karol Mikuli was a Polish pianist, composer, and editor with Armenian and Moldavian ancestry. He is most well-known for his friendship with Chopin, under whom he studied, eventually becoming his teaching assistant. Because of Mikuli, biographers have had ample sources for firsthand and secondhand accounts of Chopin and his playing. He was the foremost authority on Chopin for many years. His students included Moritz Rosenthal, Raoul Koczalski, and Aleksander Michałowski. (Wikipedia)