Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2 (Chopin)

The Waltz in C-sharp minor is the second work of Chopin's opus 64 and the companion to the Minute Waltz (Op. 64, No. 1). It was composed in 1847. Chopin dedicated this Waltz to Madame Nathaniel de Rothschild.

Waltz in C-sharp minor performed by Luke Faulkner

It consists of three main themes:

The overall layout of the piece is A B C B A B. In an orchestrated version, it forms part of the ballet Les Sylphides.[1]

References

  1. Hazel Gertrude Kinscella, 2005 Music and Romance P.186 Kessinger Publishing, ISBN 1-4179-9594-7,

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