{"id":15225,"date":"2024-11-04T13:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T13:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/?p=15225"},"modified":"2024-11-04T13:18:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T13:18:00","slug":"newly-discovered-chopin-waltz-performed-lang-lang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/2024\/11\/04\/newly-discovered-chopin-waltz-performed-lang-lang\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly-Discovered Chopin Waltz Performed by Lang Lang"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Piano superstar Lang Lang performed a Chopin Waltz that had not been heard for nearly 200 years. The waltz was discovered in the archives of the Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan by curator Robinson McLellan.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the buzz:<\/strong> Superstar pianist Lang Lang recently recorded<\/a> a newly re-discovered Chopin Waltz that hadn\u2019t been heard for nearly 200 years. Robinson McLellan, curator for the Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan who is also a composer, discovered the piece while going through the museum\u2019s archives and recognized it as Chopin. After consulting musicologist and Chopin specialist Jeffrey Kallberg<\/a>, the manuscript\u2019s authenticity was proven based on a number of criteria. These include Chopin\u2019s unique penmanship–including his unusual rendering of the bass clef–as well as the paper and ink used for the manuscript.<\/p>\n

A bit of context:<\/strong> Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin (1810-1849) died at the age of 39 leaving only about 250 pieces in his oeuvre, most of which are for solo piano. The waltz discovered at the Morgan Library was most likely composed between 1830 and 1835, when Chopin was in his 20s.<\/p>\n

Fall 2024 has been an exciting season for classical re-discoveries. In September, the Leipzig Municipal Libraries announced that it had discovered a 12-minute String Trio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.<\/a> What\u2019s next, the final two movements of Schubert\u2019s Unfinished Symphony? Archivists, keep your eyes peeled!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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