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Ballade No. 4 in F minorOp. 52

Difficulty 10
F minor
10 min
239 measures

The last of Chopin's four ballades, composed in 1842 and published in 1843 with a dedication to Baroness Charlotte de Rothschild. Andante con moto in 6/8: a quiet, singing theme returns in ever richer variations, a hushed chorale and soft chords hold the music still, and a stormy coda drives it to the end. This edition follows the Paris first edition published by Maurice Schlesinger.

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