Description

Chopin revolutionized the etude but also ennobled the waltz. He dedicated much of his career to this genre, creating a diverse range of forms - from virtuosic showpieces like the Grandes Valses Brillantes to deeply melancholic atmospheric works. However, these waltzes were not intended for dancing; they were concert pieces. Our volume presents all of Chopin's published waltzes, including iconic masterpieces such as the "Minute Waltz" (Op. 64, No. 1). In cases where multiple authentic versions of a waltz exist, we have included the Urtext of both.

Songs / Content

• Waltz (Grande Valse brillante) E flat major op. 18
• Waltz A flat major op. 34,1
• Waltz a minor op. 34,2
• Waltz F major op. 34,3
• Waltz A flat major op. 42
• Waltz (Minute) D flat major op. 64,1
• Waltz c sharp minor op. 64,2
• Waltz A flat major op. 64,3
• Waltz A flat major op. post. 69,1
• Waltz (Version according to Fontana) A flat major op. post. 69,1
• Waltz b minor op. post. 69,2
• Waltz (Version according to Fontana) b minor op. post. 69,2
• Waltz G flat major op. post. 70,1
• Waltz (Version according to Fontana) G flat major op. post. 70,1
• Waltz f minor op. post. 70,2
• Waltz (Version according to Fontana) f minor op. post. 70,2
• Waltz D flat major op. post. 70,3
• Waltz A flat major KK IVa,13
• Waltz E major KK IVa,12
• Waltz e minor KK IVa,15
• Waltz a minor KK IVb,11
• Appendix: Waltz E flat major KK IVb,10
• Appendix: Waltz E flat major KK IVa,14