Frédéric Chopin
Mazurkas
About Frédéric Chopin's Mazurkas
The Mazurka is a Polish dance in triple time. Its name is derived from the word mazur, which refers to an inhabitant of the Mazovia region in Poland. A typical, basic mazurka rhythm consists of two quavers followed by two crotchets, with an accent on the second or third beat.
Chopin’s Mazurkas (which also include elements of two other Polish national dances, the slow Kujawiak and the fast Oberek) were written during the whole span of his career, and illustrate better than any other of his works his aim of expressing the Polish spirit. Chopin here pursues some of his most audacious and novel ideas in terms of harmony and melody.
Liszt remarked that "to do justice to the mazurkas, one would have to harness a new pianist of the first rank to each one of them".
Forum posts about the Mazurkas by Frédéric Chopin
Favorite Chopin Mazurkas by billym
I absolutely love Chopin's Mazurkas. In the past year, I've been getting to know them better and I'm finding that I love them mo...
Chopin Mazurka ? by ghassen
Hi, This is my first time posting here. (I am an engineering student from Germany). On april I decided to restart playing/learning ...
Chopin's inspirations: Polish folk music and nationalism by mjames
I've been diggin a bit about a topic that's bothered me for a few years: Chopin's apparent study and adaptation of Polish fol...
Learning without a teacher for limited amount of time by mozart_addict
Around 6 months ago I started learning to play the piano again (I was taught for about 3 years in my childhood). At the moment I can play so...
Chopin's Mazurkas - Joseffy vs Alfred Masterworks by shoshkalson
Hi all, I'm going to start working on the Chopin Mazurkas (after a long, long break). I know that the recommended editions are either...
Chopin - Mazurkas, op.24 by andhow04
this from a live performance, the four mazurkas op.24, the most famous being no.4 in b-flat minor. i also love no.2 in C. there's an al...
what piece to play? by pianoclassico
so i have been wondering for a while what piece to play , i would prefer it to be a chopin (or a romantic era composer) one though i want it...
Mazurka Tempo by hohohohi888
So I am just learning a few Chopin mazurkas, and I don't really know what's going on with the tempo. It's not very intu...
finding pieces to learn around my level by chris2014
Hello Guys, I was wondering if you guys would be able to help me with suggesting some pieces that I should learn. in terms of some approxi...
Repertoire suggestions and help with finding new pieces to learn by chris2014
Hello Guys, I was wondering if you guys would be able to help me with suggesting some pieces that I should learn. in terms of some approxi...
Chopin works - Is Mikuli's edition really that bad??? by musikalischer_wirbelwind_280
I was wondering if there's anyone here that can hopefully shed some light on this matter. I remember reading once ...
Chopin Mazurkas edition choice?? by tinctoria88
Has anyone compared editors of Chopin's Mazurkas? I'm considering Polish National edition, edited by Jan Ekiar, Dover edited...
Chopin mazurkas, preferred edition ? by huaidongxi
greetings. presently considering a reasonably priced edition of the complete mazurkas. for about twenty bucks, can get either th...
Which mazurkas make them chopin's best compositions by pencilart3
A lot of people recently have been saying that Frederick's mazurkas are his best pieces. Perhaps this is to avoid the chopin adoring no...
Mazurka of Chopin--aspects of dance influence performance? by tinctoria88
Recently I returned to playing piano after too long absent. Chopin's Mazurkas were an area of his compositions I nad not explored...