Frédéric Chopin

Waltzes, Op. 70 (Chopin)

The three Waltzes, Op. 70, were composed by Frédéric Chopin between 1829 and 1842 and were posthumously published by Julian Fontana in 1855, six years after the composer's death. Waltz No. 1 is in G

No. 1 in G major#

The Waltz Op. 70, No. 1, in G major was composed in 1832.

No. 2 in F minor#

: The waltz Op. 70, No. 2, in F minor was composed in 1842. The Chopin commentator Wilhelm von Lenz wrote: “Although he never had the waltzes of Op. 70 published, Chopin valued them highly, at least the one in F minor. I often heard him play it, and how incomparably! This nostalgic piece could be entitled Melanconia.”

No. 3 in D major#

Chopin composed the Waltz Op. 70, No. 3 in D major in 1829 Jeffrey Kallberg suggests: “Two of the waltzes offer unusual, personal testimony of Chopin’s amorous sentiments toward women.” He continues, “The Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 70, No. 3, dates from Chopin’s Warsaw period, and it indexes his nascent romantic life. In a letter to a friend, Chopin confided that the low melody that begins its trio was inspired by his (alas unrequited) crush on the young singer, Konstancja Gładkowska.” Chopin wrote to Woyciechowski: :

Composer: Frédéric Chopin