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His larger scale works such as sonatas, the four scherzi, the four ballades, the Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49, and the Barcarole in F ♯ major, Op. 60 have cemented a solid place within the repertoire, as well as shorter works like his polonaises, mazurkas, waltzes, impromptus, rondos, and nocturnes taking a substantial portion of recorded and ...
The waltz is in the key of D-flat major and has a tempo marking of molto vivace (very lively). Chopin indicates that the waltz is to be played with the sustain pedal used, and makes frequent use of crescendi and diminuendi. It is in a simple ternary form, as are many of Chopin's compositions. The A section is marked leggero, and the B section ...
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Waltz E-flat major 1829–30 KK. Vb/7 MS destroyed; copy of first line made by Chopin's sister Ludwika is extant Waltz C major 1831 MS destroyed; copy of first line made by Chopin's sister Ludwika is extant Waltz by 1845 KK. Ve/12 Mentioned in diary of L. Niedźwiecki Waltz B major 12 October 1848 B.166 KK. Va/3 MS in private hands (London) and ...
Atypically short, in performance the waltz lasts approximately one minute [2] to eighty seconds. [1] In the key of A minor and in 3 4 time , the score includes fingerings , while unusual dynamics include a fortississimo ("triple forte "; fff ) near the beginning and before the theme emerges—described by pianist Lang Lang as evocative of ...
A-flat major 1835 1838 Op. 34/1 B.94 Josefine von Thun-Hohenstein The three waltzes, Op. 34 were also published as Grandes valses brillantes, but this title is usually reserved for the Waltz in E-flat major, Op. 18 3 A minor 1831 1838 Op. 34/2 B.64 Baroness C. d'Ivry 4 F major 1838 or earlier 1838 Op. 34/3 B.118 Mlle. A. d'Eichthal 5 A-flat major
Waltz 5A is the climax of the work, in E-flat major and is punctuated with the brass instruments, particularly the trombones. A more peaceful-sounding [citation needed] waltz 5B is played but the brash 5A makes another appearance. A tense coda would be quickly replaced with a reprise of waltz 2A. A furious passage of chords brought in waltz 1A ...
Theme C più lento (slower) — a sostenuto in the parallel key of C ♯ minor (D ♭ major, enharmonic equivalent to C ♯ major). Besides the slower general pace, the melody is in quarter notes except for a few flourishes in eighth notes, giving this section the quality of an interlude before the dramatic restatement of Theme B.