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-flat major, No. 2 in F minor and No. 3 in D-flat major. Each of the three waltzes lasts less than three minutes to perform in typical performances. No. 1 The Waltz Op. 70, No. 1, in G-flat major was composed in 1832. It is written in the "brilliant style". According to Jeffrey Kallberg, "the unpublished waltzes also capture the joyfulness and glitter of the dance hall and salon, as we can hear in the waltzes in E major, A-flat major (Chopin's only waltz notated in three- eighth metre), and, especially, in G-flat major, Op. 70, No 1." No. 2 The waltz Op. 70, No. 2, in F minor was composed in 1842. In December 1842 in Paris, Chopin wrote to Anna Caroline Oury about Op. 70, No. 2: "As for the little waltz which I have had the pleasure of writing for you, I beg you, keep it ...
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