Chopin: Ballades (Complete Works Vol. III - ed. Paderewski) (Piano)

Initiated a new genre of piano music; the ballades are not known earlier in instrumental music. Widely defined phrases, accelerated and slowed musical narrative, culminations in great climaxes, or ending with codas full of pathos - these qualities give Chopin's ballads a special, epic tone.

These works were edited by by I. J. Paderewski, L. Bronarski and J. Turczyski.

Content:
Ballade A flat major op.47
Ballade F major op.38
Ballade F minor op.52
Ballade G minor op.23