Mazurkas, Op. posth. (Chopin)

Masurca B.16-1 (edició Breitkopf & Härtel de 1880)
Masurca B.16-1 (edició Breitkopf & Härtel de 1880)

There are at least eight mazurkas by Chopin without opus number, usually designated as Op. posth., though at least four of these were published in his lifetime.

  • 2 mazurkas in B major and G major were composed and published in 1826 in revised versions; the originals were published in 1875. B. 16
  • D major, B. 31 (1829); revised version, B. 71 (1832)
  • B major (Wolowska), B. 73 (1832) – dedicated to Alexandrine Wolowska
  • C major, B. 82 (1833)
  • A major, B. 85 (1834)
  • A minor (Notre Temps), B.134 (1840) – published (1841) in the collection "Six morceaux de salon", issued by the magazine Notre Temps along with works by Thalberg, Czerny and others.[1][2]
  • A minor (À Émile Gaillard), B.140 (1840) – published (1841) in "Album de pianistes polonais". Dedicated to Émile Gaillard.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Institute, The Fryderyk Chopin. "Fryderyk Chopin - Information Centre - Mazurka in A minor (Notre temps) - Compositions". en.chopin.nifc.pl. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  2. ^ "Mazurka for piano in A minor... | Details | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  3. ^ "Mazurka for piano in A minor ("à... | Details | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-01-07.