Composition: Waltzes, Op. 70 (Chopin, Frédéric)
| Title | Waltzes |
| Creators | Frédéric Chopin (composer) |
| Opus | Op.70 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1832 |
| First published | 1855 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Waltzes |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molto vivace | — | G flat major | — |
| Tempo giusto | — | F minor | — |
| Moderato | — | D flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Molto vivace (No.1) | guitar | Colette Mourey |
| view | Tempo giusto (No.2) | 4 saxophones | Jacques Larocque |
| view | Tempo giusto (No.2) | violin and piano | Ferdinand Plotényi |
| view | Tempo giusto (No.2) | guitar | Johnson C. Bane |
| view | Tempo giusto (No.2) | piano | Leopold Godowsky |
| view | Moderato (No.3) | piano | Leopold Godowsky |
| view | Moderato (No.3) | 4 saxophones | Jacques Larocque |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Schlesinger | 1855 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | J. Meissonnier | — | Complete Score (full BNF resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1880 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Cover Page · view |
| view | Complete | — | Gebethner and Wolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1894 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | C.F. Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Durand | 1915 | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1915 | Complete Score · view Preface · view |
| view | Complete | — | Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 1. Molto vivace · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Art Publication Society | 1915 | 1. Molto vivace · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 1. Molto vivace · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Ewer | — | 2. Tempo giusto · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 2. Tempo giusto · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Friedrich Hofmeister | — | 3. Moderato · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Carl Fischer | — | 3. Moderato · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings |
Joshua Choe | 2021 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings |
Joshua Choe | 2021 | Complete Score ( G major ) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Molto vivace (No.1) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Tempo giusto (No.2) | Arrangement for 4 saxophones |
Saint-Maurice | — | Complete Score · view Soprano Saxophone (B) · view Alto Saxophone (E) · view Tenor Saxophone (B) · view Baritone Saxophone (E) · view |
| view | Tempo giusto (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Rózsavölgyi | 1926 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Tempo giusto (No.2) | Arrangement for guitar |
Wulschner & Son | 1899 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Tempo giusto (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
Carl Fischer | 1927 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Moderato (No.3) | Arrangement for piano |
Carl Fischer | 1921 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Moderato (No.3) | Arrangement for 4 saxophones |
Saint-Maurice | — | Complete Score · view Soprano Saxophone (B) · view Alto Saxophone (E) · view Tenor Saxophone (B) · view Baritone Saxophone (E) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Alfred Cortot (piano) | 1. Molto vivace · file 2. Tempo giusto · file 3. Moderato · file |
| view | Olga Gurevich (piano) | 1. Molto vivace · file 2. Tempo giusto · file 3. Moderato · file |
| view | Brett Bachus (piano) | 1. Molto vivace · file |
| view | Ernest Ansermet (conductor) | 1. Molto vivace · file |
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