13 - Sonata No. 2

Impressionistic Valse

The ballade of the late-eighteenth and nineteenth centuries had its roots in poetry. Chopin’s First Ballade in G minor is believed to have marked the earliest application of the term in the musical domain. It was during this time that Clara also composed her Ballade Op. 6 No. 4; together with her two Mazurkas, she played this work to Chopin in November 1836 — all were met with approval, even admiration. 

As typical of the musical genre as it came into being, Clara’s Ballade is both lyrical and narrative, with each statement of the theme increasingly embellished. Pensive in character, this ballade eventually ends in quiet resignation.

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Performed live on a fortepiano by Ignaz Pleyel (1843)
Cornell University
February 21, 2024

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