Chopin - Rondo Krakowiak in F major (Goerner,Brüggen)

Chopin Rondo Krakowiak in F major - Nelson Goerner (2010) - Frans Brüggen (2010) The Rondo à la krakowiak was written in Warsaw in 1828, under the guidance of Józef Elsner. At the Czartoryski Museum in Cracow, one can see the manuscript of the score, dedicated to Princess Anna Czartoryska, née Sapieha. On page 28, in the part of the horns – accompanying the piano and the strings – there are three bars written in a different script. And beneath them, in Chopin’s handwriting, the words ‘in Elsner’s hand’. As we can see, the master was keeping a watchful eye over his pupil. This was only the second composition (after the ‘Là ci darem’ Variations) in which Chopin, in his third year of studies at the Main School of Music, wrestled with an orchestral accompaniment to the piano. And the young composer can be said to have passed the test. In the Krakowiak, the orchestra is a distinct partner to the piano, despite being used only sparingly. The Krakowiak was written in the style brillant, which assigns to the