Mazurkas, Op. 41 is a set of four mazurkas for piano by Frédéric Chopin, composed and published between 1838 and 1839. A typical performance of the set lasts about nine and a half minutes.[1] The set is dedicated to Chopin's friend Stefan Witwicki, a minor poet, ten of whose poems Chopin set to music as songs.
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Chopin: Mazurkas, Op.6 – Op.41 (Fialkowska)
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Ohlsson plays Chopin - Mazurka, Op. 41; No. 4 in A flat major (Live, 1970)
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Ohlsson plays Chopin - Mazurka, Op. 41; No. 1 in C sharp minor (Live, 1970)
Transcription
Composition
Structure
The order here is the order in the first German edition. The first French and English editions placed the C-sharp minor mazurka last rather than first.[3]
Mazurka in C# minor, Op. 41, No. 1
Description
The first mazurka is in C-sharp minor and has a time signature of 3/4. It also has the tempo marking: Maestoso.
The Mazurka in C-sharp minor should really have a subtitle: in the Phrygian mode for this is the special quality of its main theme and the crowning climax at the end. How Chopin incorporates the mode into the piece is fascinating: The mazurka starts with an outlining of the Phrygian scale as a solo right hand melody, only then repeating it with harmonization and then subjecting it to harmonic development in E major. Various episodes introduce new key areas, all very clearly marked off from one another, many developing the dotted rhythm idea from the main theme. The big dominant build-up to the climax is quite awe-inspiring both in its length (14 bars) and its ubiquitous use of dotted rhythms. In the 13 bar coda Chopin takes us back to C sharp minor and we enjoy the minor scale without the characteristic flattened supertonic of the Phrygian mode.
Musical analysis
Mazurka in E minor, Op. 41, No. 2
Description
The second mazurka is in E minor and has a time signature of 3/4. It also has the tempo marking: Andantino.
Musical analysis
Mazurka in B major, Op. 41, No. 3
Description
The third Mazurka is in B major and has a time signature of 3/4. It also has the tempo marking: Animato.
Musical analysis
Mazurka in A-flat major, Op. 41, No. 4
Description
The final mazurka in the set is in A-flat major and has a time signature of 3/4. It also has the tempo marking: Allegretto.
References
External links
- Mazurka Op. 41 No.1, No.2, No.3 and No.4, played by Arthur Rubinstein (YouTube)
- Mazurkas, Op.41: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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