Ballade in F Minor Op. 52 by Chopin

Ballade in F Minor Op. 52 (Revised Edition Piano Solo). By Frédéric Chopin. Edited by Norbert Müllemann. Henle Music Folios. Softcover. 32 pages. G. Henle #HN938. Published by G. Henle.

With this poetic masterpiece all four of the recently revised “Ballades” (HN 862) are now available as single editions. Following a restrained opening in C major and the first dreamy sounds of the theme, the tension continually increases to the brilliant closing coda before the work finally fades away after four chords. Two autograph scores survive for the fourth ballade, although they are merely fragments. However, the first editions provide important information, particularly since Chopin undertook further corrections after the first printing.