"Freddric Chopin's special gift was his remarkable ability to transform conventional musical forms into unique and memorable works of art for solo piano. Some are as compact as his fifteen waltzes; some, as extended and complex as his four scherzos.

The waltzes bear only a superficial resemblance to the popular Viennese dance music of the time. Sparkling, graceful and tinged with an ineffable melancholy,these compositions succeed in conveying an air of mystery while retaining their ballroom splendor. Though they yield countless treasures even to keyboard veterans, most of these pieces present little technical difficulty to the player of only moderate skill.

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       The Fifteen Waltzes

Waltz in E-flat Major, Op. 18 (Grande Valse brillante)

Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 34, No. 1 (Grande Valse brillante)

Waltz in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2 (Grande Valse brillante)

Waltz in F Major, Op. 34, No. 3 (Grande Valse brillante)

Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 42 (Grande Valse)

Waltz in D-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1 ("Minute Waltz")

Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2

Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3

Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1 ("L'adieu")

Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69, No. 2

Waltz in G-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1

Waltz in F Minor, Op. 70, No. 2

Waltz in D-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 3

Waltz in E Minor, Op. posthumous

Waltz in E Major, Op. posthumous

        The Four Scherzos

Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20

Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31

Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 39

Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54