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Frédéric Chopin

Polonaise Brillante in C major Op.3 for Cello and Piano  Play

Kenneth Olsen Cello
Jelena Dirks Piano

Recorded on 08/14/2007, uploaded on 01/25/2009

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Introduction et Polonaise Brillante in C Major, Op. 3        Frédéric Chopin

When he wrote this Polonaise, Chopin was nineteen years old. He often saw this piece as a pleasing, sparkling "divertimento" designed to entertain salon audiences. Composed in 1829, in April of the following year Chopin added the "introduction" to the piece. Chopin would later dedicate this piece to Joseph Merk, the famous first cellist of the Opera Orchestra of Vienna who would later hold the Chair of violoncello at the Conservatory of the Austrian capital.      Kenneth Olsen