Chopin’s circumstances were rather strained in 1845, so that a planned trip to Italy with George Sand looked as if it would fall through. Yet with his „Barcarolle“ he immersed himself in the atmosphere of the lagoon city Venice: the themes are reminiscent of gondolier melodies; they are carried by accompanying figures that evoke the rush of water and the sound of oars. Chopin developed the basic idea of the strophic song into exciting, highly complex music full of breaks and opposites. Revising the text of this unique work has given Henle an opportunity to also offer it separately (alongside the Chopin volume „Piano Pieces“, HN 318) and with extensive explanatory notes.
1845年,蕭邦的境況頗為拮据,原計劃與喬治桑一同前往義大利的旅程似乎即將泡湯。然而,他創作的《船歌》卻讓他沉浸在威尼斯這座潟湖城市的氛圍之中:樂曲的主題令人聯想到貢多拉船夫的旋律;伴奏的旋律則描繪出水流的奔騰和船槳的劃動。蕭邦將分節歌的基本概念發展成一首令人興奮、結構複雜、充滿轉折和對比的音樂。亨勒出版社修訂了這首獨特作品的歌詞,並使其得以單獨出版(與蕭邦鋼琴曲集《鋼琴小品》,HN 318一同發行),並附有詳盡的註釋。