The idea of writing a work of concert music with an introduction had been born before Chopin left Warsaw. He started from the Polonaise, leaving the introduction till later, and commented jokingly on ...

Alexewicz's performance closed the second day of auditions in the competition's final round on Sunday. Each finalist performs Chopin's Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat major, Op. 61 and one of the two ...

VOLUME 1: Polonaise, Op. 40: A Major (Military Theatre) #1; Nocturne, Op. 9: No. 2 in E- Flat Major (To Find Without Searching) #2; Etude, Op. 10: No. 5 in G-Flat Major (Black Keys and Butterflies) #3 ...