Description
Catalogued as B.150, this waltz is thought to date from Chopin's later years. Its minor-key melody carries a quiet, restrained melancholy, giving it a more introspective, meditative character than a showpiece ballroom waltz. Technically demanding, it calls for subtle rubato and singing phrasing.
Waltzes in elegant triple time, including Chopin's concert waltzes alongside works by a range of other composers.
About the Composer
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Frederic Chopin was born in Poland and made his career in Paris, remaining unusual among great composers for writing almost exclusively for piano. He poured his longing for his homeland into mazurkas and polonaises, while his ballades and etudes combine poetic melody with harmonic innovation. This site includes 131 of his works, including the "Revolutionary" Etude, Op. 10, No. 12, and Ballades No. 1 and No. 4.
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