Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
This guide follows Chopin’s Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 (1842) in one part.
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0:03–11:19
A bell-like in C major leads to the in F minor, a slow, -like tune. It transformed, and again later, decorated like a . The , part and part , is in B-flat major. Later the comes back in an unexpected , then the , and the as a powerful in D-flat major. A hushed, -like passage leads to the fast, turbulent .
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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