Waltz in E major (Chopin)

Frédéric Chopin's Waltz in E major is one of his lesser known waltzes, discovered in his folder containing musical works that he did not want to be published.

Waltz in E major

Performed by Olga Gurevich

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The waltz was written in 1829 and published in 1861.^[1] It was among the first of Chopin's posthumously published waltzes not to be given a posthumous opus number.^[2] It appears in the Chopin National Edition as WN 18, Brown's catalogue as B. 44, in Kobylańska's catalogue as KK IVa/12, and in Chomiński's as P1/12.

Form

7-part rondo form as follows:

A-B-A-C-A-B-A,

where the A's are each in E major, the B's are each in G-sharp minor, and the C is in A major.

References

^ Numbering and Chronology of the Works Published After Chopin's Death (PDF) (Chopin National ed.).
^ Smialek, William; Trochimczyk, Maja (5 June 2015). Frédéric Chopin: A Research and Information Guide. Taylor & Francis. p. 143. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

External links

Waltz in E major, B. 44: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
2009 recital in Oslo on YouTube, Iskra Mantcheva

[1] Numbering and Chronology of the Works Published After Chopin's Death (PDF) (Chopin National ed.).

[researchguide-2] Smialek, William; Trochimczyk, Maja (5 June 2015). Frédéric Chopin: A Research and Information Guide. Taylor & Francis. p. 143. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

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