Songs, WN
for Voice and Piano
Inspired by texts by Polish poets contemporary to Chopin, improvised „with the book of poetry in front of him” at emgirants' meetings, unfinished, some noted only in sketch form, never pblished during the composer's lifetime, though some instantly gained huge popularity in the form of reductions. In Chopin's creative output they hold a marginal position, among Polish songs – they are outstanding.
Critical source-edition edited by Jan Ekier and Paweł Kamiński based on manuscripts, copies approved by Chopin himself, and first editions. Its purpose is to present the works of Chopin in authentic form.
The present volume includes an insert containing the vocal part with poetic text in English.
- Editor: Jan Ekier, Paweł Kamiński, Maria Ekier
- Performance commentary by: Jan Ekier, Paweł Kamiński
- Source commentary by: Jan Ekier, Paweł Kamiński
- Cover Design: Maria Ekier
- Series: Chopin, WN (ed. Ekier)
- ISMN 979-0-9013328-6-7
- Language of edition: eng, pol
- Language of text: eng, pol
- Number of pages: 74+24
- Cover: softcover
- Type: piano reduction, solo part (vocal) + accompaniment
- Size: A4 vertical (210x297 mm)
Table of contents:
| Chopin Fryderyk, Witwicki Stefan (autor słów) | Witchcraft |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Zaleski Bohdan (autor słów) | Dumka |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Zaleski Bohdan (autor słów) | The Lovers |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Witwicki Stefan (autor słów) | A Fickle Maid |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Witwicki Stefan (autor słów) | Drinking Song |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Witwicki Stefan (autor słów) | Drinking Song (Earlier Version) |
| Rekonstrukcja:Fontana J; Pol Wincenty (autor słów) | Leaves are Falling |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Maciejowski Ignacy (autor słów) | Mazur |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Mickiewicz Adam (autor słów) | My Enchantress |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Witwicki Stefan (autor słów) | The Bridegroom's Return |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Zaleski Bohdan (autor słów) | Faded and Vanished |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Witwicki Stefan (autor słów) | The Ring |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Osiński Ludwik (autor słów) | Lithuanian Song |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Witwicki Stefan (autor słów) | The Messenger |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Mickiewicz Adam (autor słów) | Remembrance |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Witwicki Stefan (autor słów) | Troubled Waters |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Zaleski Bohdan (autor słów) | My Beloved |
| Rekonstrukcja: JE, Pol Wincenty (autor słów) | Poland's Dirge |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Witwicki Stefan (autor słów) | Spring |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Witwicki Stefan (autor słów) | Before the Battle |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Krasiński Zygmunt (autor słów) | Bowed 'neath their Crosses |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Witwicki Stefan (autor słów) | A Maiden's Wish |
| Chopin Fryderyk, Witwicki Stefan (autor słów) | A Maiden's Wish (Earlier version) |
