Rekopisy Utworów Chopina

Rekopisy Utworów Chopina | Catalog of Chopin’s Manuscripts

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While fantaisieimpromptu.com draws upon a diverse array of sources to substantiate the information it provides, a select few serve as its “Core Sources.” These Core Sources form the cornerstone of research and act as fundamental pillars supporting much of the content on this website. Among these essential references is Rekopisy Utworów Chopina. Rekopisy Utworów Chopina is a two-volume work authored by Krystyna Kobylańska, a renowned and respected Chopinologist.

Each work is catalogued with an identification number. The manuscripts of Fantaisie-Impromptu are labeled from 932 to 939 and are as follows:

• 932 / Autograph (1835 Version, d’Este Version) // Paris Vendredi 1835
• 933 / Autograf lub Kopia (Lost “Alleged” Copy) « This is an interesting entry. This a manuscript that could be either by Fontana or Franchomme. This manuscript is only referenced to an a letter from Fontana to Ludwika.
• 934 / Kopia Auguste’a Franchomme’a (A). Impromptu de Chopin
• 935 / Kopia Auguste’a Franchomme’a (B). Impromptu inedit / pour le piano / Par Frédéric Chopin / Janv. 49.
• 936 / Kopia hr. Fernanda de Cosby [Ferdinand de Costa]
• 937 / Kopia Marie Roubaud de Cournand)
• 938 / Snippet from Franchommme (A.)
• 939 / Snippet from Franchomme (B).

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