Chopin - Fantasy on Polish Airs in A major, Op 13

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Frédéric Chopin wrote six works for piano and orchestra, including two concertos. The Fantasy on Polish Airs in A major, Op. 13, was the second of his concertante works, written in 1828-30. The piece is also sometimes referred to as "Grande fantaisie" or "Fantaisie brillante". Chopin himself referred to it as his "Potpourri on Polish themes", and kept it in his repertory for many years. The Fantasy followed the highly successful Variations on "Là ci darem la mano", Op. 2 of 1827. It was written while a student of Józef Elsner at the Warsaw Conservatory. WIKIPEDIA

 VIDEO: Nelson Goerner Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century Frans Brüggen, conductor - Chopin - Fantasy on Polish Airs in A major, Op 13