Chopin published his Scherzi nos. 1–3 at more-or-less regular intervals, in 1835, 1837 and 1840 – almost as if he’d planned them in advance. He published his fourth and final work in this genre after a further three years, in 1843. When compared with its predecessors, which were largely bleak in mood, this Scherzo no. 4 is surprisingly cheerful. With its sparkling runs and its chains of chords like dappled brush strokes, this work seems to summon up the fairy-like spirit of Mendelssohn’s scherzi. In editorial terms, however, it is problematical. Three parallel first editions were published – in Germany, France and England – and the many variants between them have to be investigated one at a time to determine their authenticity. This is a task that has been solved meticulously in this revised, stand-alone Urtext edition, which explains the transmission of this work in an exemplary, transparent manner for today’s pianists.
| Instrument | Piano |
| Genre (Fx Pop, Rock, Barn m.m.) | Romantic |
| Typ (fx Lärobok, samling m.m.) | Instrumental Arbete |
| Sidor | 39 |
| Media | Noter |
| Serie | Henle Urtext Editions |
| Publisher/Producent | Henle Verlag |
| Bidragsgivare | Chopin, Frederic (Composer) Mullemann, Norbert (Editor) |
| Språk | Engelska, French, Tysk |
| ISMN | 9790201813431 |