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Chopin Rondo a la Krakowiak
Frédéric Chopin's Rondo à la Krakowiak in F major, Op. 14 is a composition for piano and orchestra. It was written in 1828 and dedicated to Princess Anna_Zofia_Sapieha, whose mother, Izabela_Czartoryska, was influential in shaping the burgeoning Romantic aesthetic in Poland, particularly through the Temple of [Polish] Memory in Puławy. The piece begins with a soft, pentatonic section in 3/4 time, which introduces the lively syncopated krakowiak in its typical 2/4 meter.
The Rondo à la Krakowiak was written in Warsaw in 1828 under the guidance of Józef Elsner. It has received a number of recordings but still remains less known than most of Chopin's other works.
Chopin quotes Niccolò Paganini's Caprice No. 24 during this work, and includes a variation on the quotation.
VIDEO: Fryderyk Chopin - Krakowiak, Grand Rondeau de Concert op.14 pt1/2 - Rondo a la Krakowiak
Symphony Orchestra of the Frederic Chopin Music School in Warsaw, Poland
Sławek A. Wróblewski - conductor
Krzysztof Moskalewicz - piano
Wilold Lutosławski Concert Studio of Polish National Radio
