Category Archives: Chopin, Frédéric

A minor sensation: Chopin’s recently discovered a-minor waltz. Interview with Jeffrey Kallberg

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Norbert Müllemann

In spring 2024, a new work by Frédéric Chopin was … Continue reading →

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A difficult case: Chopin’s b-minor sonata op. 58 in Urtext

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Norbert Müllemann

Frédéric Chopin’s final piano sonata op. 58 is full of … Continue reading →

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The “Picardy” major third in Chopin’s incredibly sad c-sharp minor Nocturne

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

What a liberating, even redemptive impact that the unexpected major … Continue reading →

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Confusion about Chopin’s Scherzi – episode 4

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Norbert Müllemann

At the beginning of the year I reported on my … Continue reading →

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Confusion surrounding Chopin’s Scherzi – episodes 2 & 3

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Norbert Müllemann

In my blog post of 21 March 2016, I lamented … Continue reading →

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Confusion about ties in Chopin’s Scherzo in b minor

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Norbert Müllemann

That Chopin variants can be exasperating to an editor – … Continue reading →

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About the difficulties of notating ornamentation – The riddle of a neighbouring trill tone in Chopin’s Berceuse

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Norbert Müllemann

The topic “ornamentation” in music is truly endless. We have … Continue reading →

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What’s the shelf life of Urtext? Revising at Henle publishers

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Annette Oppermann

When you look carefully at our recent publications you’ll also … Continue reading →

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‘Fontana’s version’ – genuine Chopin?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Norbert Müllemann

A glance at the table of contents in our Urtext … Continue reading →

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“La dernière pensée musicale de Chopin” – a Sham?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Norbert Müllemann

Mystery swirls around Chopin’s Mazurka in f minor, op. post. … Continue reading →

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