Chopin Waltzes

Frédéric Chopin’s Waltzes are pieces for solo piano in traditional 3/4 waltz time. Some of them are accessible by pianists of moderate capabilities, but the more difficult of them require an advanced technique.

Carl Maria von Weber's wonderful Invitation to the Dance (1819) was a model for Chopin's waltzes, which were written for concert performance, not for dancing. Probably the most famous Chopin waltz is the so-called Minute Waltz (Opus 64, Number 1, in D flat major) of 1847.

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849), who wrote mostly for solo piano, is generally considered to be one of the great masters of Romantic music. His work, often sounding like spontaneous improvisation, is characterized by beautiful rhythmic melodies expressive of heart-felt emotion.

Tutorials

• Op. 18, No 1 in Eb Major "Grande Valse brillante" Slow Sped Slow with Score

• Op. 34, No. 1 in A Major "Valse brillante" Part 1 Part 2

• Op. 34, No. 2 in A Minor "Valse brillante"

• Op. 42 No. 5 in Ab Major Part 1 Part 2

• Op. 64, No. 1 in Db Major "Minute" Waltz

• Op. 64, No. 2 in C# Minor (2010)

• Op. 64, No. 2 in C# Minor (with score) (2017)

• Op. 64, No. 3 in Ab Major

• Op. 69, No. 1 in Ab Major

• Op. 69, No. 2 in B Minor (old)

• Op. 69, No. 2 in B Minor (with score)

• Op. 70 No. 1 in Gb major

• Op. 70, No. 2 in Ab Major

• Op. 70, No. 3 in Db Major

• Op. posth, No. 14 in E Minor (2014) Added score (2022)

• Op. posth, No. 15 in E Major

• Op. posth, No. 17 in Eb Major (B.46)

• Op. posth, No. 18 in Eb Major (B.311) At Tempo Slow

• Op. posth, No. 19 in A minor, KK.IVb, No. 11, B.150 (2015)

• Waltz No. 19 in A minor, KK.IVb, No. 11, B.150 Slow (2014)

• Op. posth, No. 20 in F# Minor

Re No. 20 Composed by Charles Meyer, this piece has been mistakenly attributed to Chopin. Charles Meyer's piano-solo composition Le regret, Opus 332, in F-sharp minor, was composed in 1861 (or before). A shortened version of the piece had been incorrectly attributed to Frédéric Chopin and called Chopin's Valse mélancolique in F-sharp minor (Chopin's Waltz Number-20). Charles Meyer (1799 - 1862), also known as Carl Mayer, was a Prussian pianist and composer. He was a piano teacher of the Russian composer Mikhail Glinka.