Composition: Waltzes, Op. 64 (Chopin, Frédéric)
| Title | Waltzes |
| Alternative title | 3 Valses pour le piano |
| Creators | Frédéric Chopin (composer) |
| Opus | Op.64 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1846 |
| First published | 1847 |
| Dedication | # à Madame la Comtesse |
| 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 Minute Waltz | — | D flat major | — |
| Tempo giusto | — | C sharp minor | — |
| Moderato | — | A flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Ferdinand David |
| view | Selections | orchestra | Hubert Mouton |
| view | Selections | flute and orchestra | Emil Prill |
| view | Selections | 2 violins, viola and cello | Jakub Kowalewski |
| view | Selections | 2 flutes and piano | Ary van Leeuwen |
| view | Selections | cello and piano | Gaspar Cassadó |
| view | Selections | cello and piano | Friedrich Grützmacher |
| view | Selections | flute and piano | Emil Prill |
| view | Selections | violin and piano | Alberto Bachmann |
| view | Selections | violin and piano | August Schulz |
| view | Selections | 2 violins | Alphonse Hasselmans |
| view | Selections | guitar | Stefan Apke |
| view | Selections | piano | Leopold Godowsky |
| view | Selections | piano | Aleksander Michałowski |
| view | Selections | piano | Moritz Moszkowski |
| view | Selections | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Selections | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Wendy Large |
| view | Selections | violin and piano | Bronisław Huberman |
| view | Selections | cello and piano | Karl Davydov |
| view | Selections | piano | — |
| view | Selections | guitar | Joonatan Jokela |
| view | Selections | guitar | Julio Salvador Sagreras |
| view | Moderato (No.3) | 4 saxophones | Jacques Larocque |
| view | Moderato (No.3) | piano | Leopold Godowsky |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Brandus | 1847 | 1. Molto vivace ( D flat major ) (full BNF resolution) · view 2. Tempo giusto ( C sharp minor ) (full BNF resolution) · view 3. Moderato ( A flat major ) (full BNF resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Firmin Didot frères | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Cover Page · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1880 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1894 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | C.F. Peters | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view Complete Score (alternate scan) · 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 | Molto vivace 'Minute Waltz' (No.1) | — | Richault | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Molto vivace 'Minute Waltz' (No.1) | — | Friedrich Hofmeister | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Molto vivace 'Minute Waltz' (No.1) | — | Century Music Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Molto vivace 'Minute Waltz' (No.1) | — | Ditson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Molto vivace 'Minute Waltz' (No.1) | — | Arnoldis | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Molto vivace 'Minute Waltz' (No.1) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Encore) · view |
| view | Molto vivace 'Minute Waltz' (No.1) | — | M. Gray | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Tempo giusto (No.2) | — | Ashdown & Parry | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Tempo giusto (No.2) | — | Friedrich Hofmeister | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Tempo giusto (No.2) | — | F. Koksma | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Tempo giusto (No.2) | — | Augener | 1935 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Moderato (No.3) | — | Ashdown & Parry | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Joshua Choe | 2022 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Durand | 1912 | Piano Conductor · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1/2 (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Cornet 1/2 (B) · view Trombone · view Timpani/Triangle · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute and orchestra |
Zimmermann | 1893 | Solo Flute Part · view Incomplete (?) Orchestra Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Jakub Kowalewski | 2007 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 flutes and piano |
Zimmermann | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
International Music Company | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view Complete Score · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute and piano |
Zimmermann | 1893 | Flute · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Hines | 1914 | Complete Score and Violin Part · view Complete Score · view Violin · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Litolff | — | Incomplete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins |
A. O'Kelly | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
Vlotho: Stefan Apke | 1994 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Carl Fischer | 1923 | Complete Score (concert transcription) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
B. Rudzki | 1924 | Complete Score (paraphrase) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Theodore Presser | 1919 | Complete Score (concert transcription) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Theodore Presser | 1920 | Complete Score (concert transcription) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings |
Joshua Choe | 2020 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet (B) · view Horn (F) · view Bassoon · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score (hyperlinks removed) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano; selections | S. A. Edizioni Suvini Zerboni | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
Joonatan Jokela | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
Romero | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Moderato (No.3) | Arrangement for 4 saxophones |
Saint-Maurice | — | Complete Score · view Soprano · view Alto · view Tenor · view Baritone · view |
| view | Moderato (No.3) | Arrangement for piano |
Carl Fischer | 1923 | Complete Score (concert transcription) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Alfred Cortot (piano) | — | 1. Molto vivace ( D flat major ), 'Minute Waltz' · file 2. Tempo giusto ( C sharp minor ) · file 3. Moderato ( A flat major ) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Nikita Magaloff (piano) | — | 1. Molto vivace ( D flat major ), 'Minute Waltz' · file 2. Tempo giusto ( C sharp minor ) · file 3. Moderato ( A flat major ) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Oriano de Almeida (piano) | — | 1. Molto vivace (D♭ major), 'Minute Waltz' · file 2. Tempo giusto (Cminor) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Olga Gurevich (piano) and Yikyung Diana Hughes (piano) | — | 1. Molto vivace ( D flat major ), 'Minute Waltz' · file 2. Tempo giusto ( C sharp minor ) · file 3. Moderato ( A flat major ) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Harald Vetter (piano) | — | 1. Molto vivace ( D flat major ), 'Minute Waltz' · file 2. Tempo giusto ( C sharp minor ) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Muriel Nguyen Xuan (piano) | — | 1. Molto vivace ( D flat major ), 'Minute Waltz' (lossless) · file 1. Molto vivace ( D flat major ), 'Minute Waltz' (lossy) · file 1. Molto vivace ( D flat major ), 'Minute Waltz' (lossy) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | — | 2. Tempo giusto ( C sharp minor ) · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Ernest Ansermet (conductor) | — | 2. Valse · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Luis Kolodin (piano) | — | 2. Tempo giusto (C♯ minor) · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | For Orchestra (Choe) | 1. Molto vivace · file 2. Tempo giusto · file 3. Moderato · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Molto vivace 'Minute Waltz' (No.1) | — | 1. Molto vivace ( D flat major ), 'Minute Waltz' · file |
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