This mazurka uses Polish folk rhythms and modes, and has a metronome mark of 132, making it one of the slower Chopin mazurkas. The Mazurka starts with a piano section, in which the central theme is stated, which revolves around oscillating triplets and heavy accents on the third beat of each bar. A second theme is then stated fortissimo, in a passage full of sforzando's and wedge accents. The original theme is then stated forte, but quickly decrescendos. These two passages end with repeats.

Tracklist:

Mazurka No.1 in f#, Op.6/1
Mazurka No.2 in c#, Op.6/2
Mazurka No.3 in E, Op.6/3
Mazurka No.4 in e flat, Op.6/4
Mazurka No.5 in B flat, Op.7/1
Mazurka No.6 in a, Op.7/2
Mazurka No.7 in f, Op.7/3
Mazurka No.8 in A flat, Op.7/4
Mazurka No.9 in C, Op.7/5
Mazurka No.10 in B flat, Op.17/1
Mazurka No.11 in e, Op.17/2
Mazurka No.12 in A flat, Op.17/3
Mazurka No.13 in a, Op.17/4
Mazurka No.14 in g, Op.24/1
Mazurka No.15 in C, Op.24/2
Mazurka No.16 in A flat, Op.24/3
Mazurka No.17 in b flat, Op.24/4
Mazurka No.18 in c, Op.30/1
Mazurka No.19 in b, Op.30/2
Mazurka No.20 in D flat, Op.30/3
Mazurka No.21 in c#, Op.30/4
Mazurka No.22 in g#, Op.33/1
Mazurka No.23 in D, Op.33/2
Mazurka No.24 in C, Op.33/3
Mazurka No.25 in b, Op.33/4
Mazurka No.26 in c#, Op.41/1

UPC: 636943452929
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 9.28.99
Format: CD

Idil Biret - Mazurkas 1 (CD)