In it, Chopin writes of his ‘ideal’ (Konstancja Gładkowska), who ‘inspired me this morning to write the little waltz I send you. We owe the revelation of that secret to an extant letter of 3 October 1829, addressed to Tytus Woyciechowski. 3), endowed with a cello phrase of special significance – a waltz with a secret. One such work is the Waltz in D flat major (published by Fontana as Op. At times, while listening to his piano works, one has the impression that in certain sections that instrument’s voice can be heard. He liked its deep, soft, noble singing sound.

Waltzes, Op.There is much to suggest that Chopin’s favourite instrument after the piano was the cello.

^ 'Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina'.

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^ 'Letter by Chopin to Tytus Woyciechowski, '.

Frédéric Chopin: The Complete Waltzes (liner notes).

^ a b c d e f g Kallberg, Jeffrey, ed.

Chopin: Pianist and Teacher: As Seen by his Pupils.

^ a b c d Eigeldinger, Jean-Jacques (1986).

Forgive me for sending you the waltz, which perhaps will make you angry at me, but upon my word I wanted to give you pleasure with it, because I love you madly. In the trio, the bass line should dominate up to the high E-flat of the upper half of the keyboard in the 5th bar, about which it is unnecessary to write to you, because you feel it. How sweet it would be for me to play it for you, dearest Tytus.

No one knows anything about this but you. Take note of one passage marked with a +. 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.'

3, dates from Chopin's Warsaw period, and it indexes his nascent romantic life. He continues, 'The Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 1, which Chopin 1835 dedicated to Maria Wodzińska and later also to Eliza Peruzzi and Charlotte de Rothschild.) 3 and the initial version of the Waltz in A-flat major, Op. Jeffrey Kallberg suggests: 'Two of the waltzes offer unusual, personal testimony of Chopin's amorous sentiments toward women.' (The waltzes mentioned by Kallberg are Op. 3 in D-flat major in 1829 and sent it together with a accompanying letter of 3 October 1829 to his intimate friend Tytus Woyciechowski.

Chopin waltz in d flat major