Description

Chopin revolutionized the etude �� but he ennobled the waltz. He spent much time on this genre throughout his life and created a wide spectrum of forms, from virtuosic showpieces �� the Grandes Valses Brillantes �� to deeply melancholic atmospheric pictures. All these works have one thing in common: one cannot and should not dance to them! This volume contains all of the waltzes that were published during Chopin��s lifetime, or posthumously, including popular masterpieces such as the so-called ��Minute Waltz�� (op. 64 no.1). In cases where two authentic versions of the same waltz have been transmitted, you will find the Urtext of both versions.