Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 | The Score Comes to Life

Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Chopin's first Ballade (1835) is a story without words: a questioning Largo and its famous dissonant chord, a hesitant waltz-like song in G minor, and a tender E♭ major second theme, both transformed into towering climaxes, a glittering scherzando, and a Presto con fuoco coda of tragic fury. Requests welcome: tell me in the comments which piece to animate next. Chapters 0:00 Largo 0:32 Moderato: the first theme 2:18 Agitato 2:56 Meno mosso: the second theme 3:57 The first theme returns 4:30 The second theme transfigured, ff 5:07 Sempre più animato 5:22 Scherzando (the waltz) 5:58 The second theme returns, ff 6:55 The first theme, sotto voce 7:34 Presto con fuoco The performance is programmed, not played live: every note's timing, touch, pedalling and phrasing was shaped by hand from the score, and rendered on a sampled concert grand. Music: Frédéric Chopin, Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23. Public domain. Score after the LilyPond edition by Knute Snortum — CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://github.com/ksnortum/chopin-op... Piano: Salamander Grand Piano V3 by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0). Fonts: Cormorant Garamond and Jost (SIL Open Font License); Emmentaler (LilyPond). #chopin #ballade #classicalpiano #pianomusic #sheetmusic