Long Grande Polonaise Brilliante in E♭ major, Op. 22 (2:37)

The principal theme of Frédéric Chopin’s Grande polonaise brilliante in E♭ major, Op. 22, combines soaring flight with spirit and verve, bravura with elegance—all of those features that characterize a dance in the style brilliant. The work is rounded off with a dazzling, refulgent coda. The end result is a work in grand style, par excellence virtuosic. The piece is a magnificent example of the genre. Played with the utmost fluency, subtlety, and sensitivity to the beauty of the sound, it achieves exemplary elegance, freedom, and freshness.

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