Frédéric Chopin Waltz in A-flat major Op. 34 No. 1

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Frédéric Chopin’s Waltz in A-flat major Op. 34 No. 1 is a celebrated Romantic-era piano waltz known for its graceful lyricism, sparkling virtuosity, and elegant salon style.

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instanceOf Romantic-era composition ⓘ
piano waltz ⓘ
solo piano composition ⓘ
alternativeName Grande valse brillante in A-flat major ⓘ
Valse brillante in A-flat major ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod early 1830s ⓘ
catalogueNumber B. 64 ⓘ
characteristic elegant character ⓘ
graceful lyricism ⓘ
sparkling virtuosity ⓘ
composer Frédéric Chopin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Poland ⓘ
dedicatedTo Countess Maria Teresa d’Apponyi ⓘ
difficultyLevel advanced ⓘ
followsInSet Waltz in A minor Op. 34 No. 2 ⓘ
form ternary form with introduction and coda ⓘ
genre waltz ⓘ
hasClosingFeature brilliant coda in A-flat major ⓘ
hasOpeningFeature short introductory fanfare-like passage ⓘ
influencedBy Viennese waltz tradition ⓘ
inKeyFamilyWith other Chopin waltzes in A-flat major ⓘ
isAmong Chopin’s most popular waltzes ⓘ
key A-flat major ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
notableFeature brilliant passagework ⓘ
contrasting minor-key middle section ⓘ
ornamented right-hand melody ⓘ
notableInterpreter Arthur Rubinstein ⓘ
Krystian Zimerman ⓘ
Maurizio Pollini ⓘ
Vladimir Horowitz ⓘ
numberWithinOpus No. 1 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 34 ⓘ
partOf Op. 34 set of three waltzes ⓘ
performanceContext concert repertoire ⓘ
salon performance ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
placeOfFirstPublication Paris ⓘ
precedesInSet Waltz in F major Op. 34 No. 3 ⓘ
publicationYear 1838 ⓘ
publisher Maurice Schlesinger ⓘ
scoring solo piano ⓘ
section lyrical middle section in C-sharp minor ⓘ
style brilliant style ⓘ
salon style ⓘ
tempoIndication Vivace ⓘ
timeSignature 3/4 ⓘ
typicalDuration about 5 minutes ⓘ

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A-flat major → usedInWork → Frédéric Chopin Waltz in A-flat major Op. 34 No. 1 ⓘ