Polonaises Op. 40 (Chopin)

Frédéric Chopin's two Op. 40Polonaises were composed in 1838. Chopin originally intended to dedicate the first to Tytus Woyciechowski, but he ultimately dedicated both works to Julian Fontana.

Arthur Rubinstein remarked that the Polonaise in A major is the symbol of Polish glory, whilst the Polonaise in C minor is the symbol of Polish tragedy.