Waltzes, Op.34 (Chopin, Frédéric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 waltzes
Composition Year 1835 (No.1), 1838 (Nos.2-3)
Genre Categories Waltzes; Dances; For piano; [22 more...]Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For flute, piano (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For violin, piano (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); For strings (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr); For 2 violins, viola, cello (arr); For 4 players (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For violin, cello, piano (arr); For 3 players (arr); For cello, piano (arr); For guitar (arr); Scores featuring the guitar (arr); For 1 player (arr)

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Editor First edition (French)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d.[1838]. Plate M.S. 2715-17.
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Editor Series editors
Publisher. Info. Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band IX (pp.8-25)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1878]. Plate C. IX. 2–4.
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Editor Theodor Kullak (1818–1882)
Translator Albert Ross Parsons (1847–1933)
Publisher. Info. Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.VI: Waltzes
Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1880. Plate S. 7291(2-4).
Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1880.
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819–1897)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.1: Waltzes (pp.12-29)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11078-80.
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Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845–1918)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band 1 (pp.9-23)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[(ca.1905)]. Plate 9462.
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Editor Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Publisher. Info. Œuvres complètes pour piano: Valses (pp.10-28)
Paris: Durand & Fils, 1915. Plate D. & F. 9709.
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Editor Rafael Joseffy (1852–1915)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.1: Waltzes (LMC 27) (pp.12-29)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1915. Plate 25502.
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 Complete Score (filter) (EU) (Preview)
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Editor Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
Publisher. Info. Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.IX: Waltzes (pp.25-44)
Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949. Plate PWM 239. (1956 reissue)
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 Complete Score (EU)
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Editor Jan Ekier (1913–2014)
Paweł Kamiński (b. 1958)
Publisher. Info. National Edition of the Works of Fryderyk Chopin, Series A, Vol.XI (pp.22-40)
Kraków: PWM, 1999. Plate FWN 11 A XI.
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Misc. Notes 750 dpi. For information on fingering indications and a link to the source and performance commentary, see the link to the National Edition in the Publisher Information above.
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Editor Knute Snortum (b. 1960)
Publisher. Info. Knute Snortum, 2024.
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Ephraim Hammett Jones
Publisher. Info. Columbia, SC: Richard Johnson Editions, 2010
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 2. Lento (A minor)
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 3. Vivace (F major)
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Editor Hans-Peter Beer
Publisher. Info. Hans-Peter Beer
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Publisher. Info. 3 Valses brillantes pour le piano composées par Fréderic Chopin
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1838]. Plate 6033.
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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819–1897)
Publisher. Info. Fr. Chopins Pianoforte-Werke, Vol.8 No.2
Leipzig: Fr. Kistner, n.d.[1880]. Plate 5324. 5326.
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Editor Vladimir de Pachmann (1848–1933)
Marguerite Labori (1864–1952)
Publisher. Info. London: Augener, 1935. Plate 17417.
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Misc. Notes Transcribed and with notes by Marguerite de Pachmann-Labori.
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Editor Heinrich Germer (1837–1913)
Publisher. Info. Akademische Neuausgabe beliebter Klavierwerke, Vol.1 No.13
Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister, No.145, 1894. Plate G. 26.
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 2. Lento (A minor) (EU)
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Editor Michael Töpel (b. 1958)
Publisher. Info. Frédéric Chopin: Leichte Klavierstücke und Tänze, No.9
Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1996. Plate BA 6565.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Orchestra (Choe)

⇒ 23 more: Piccolo • Flute 1 • Flute 2 • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Clarinet 1 (B♭/A) • Clarinet 2 (B♭/A) • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Horn 1 (F) • Horn 2 (F) • Trumpet 1 (B♭/D) • Trumpet 2 (B♭/D) • Tenor Trombone 1 • Tenor Trombone 2 • Bass Trombone • Tuba • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Joshua Choe
Publisher. Info. Joshua Choe, 2022.
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Misc. Notes YouTube playlist
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For Flute and Piano (Gariboldi)
Arranger Giuseppe Gariboldi (1833–1905)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Alphonse Leduc, n.d.[1872]. Plates A.L.3397-99.
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Misc. Notes Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France :
2e série, 61e année, Nº 41, 12 Octobre 1872, p.477, regs.2790-92.
Transposed to 1. G major, 2. G minor, 3. G major.
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For Violin and Piano (David)
Arranger Ferdinand David (1810–1873)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. Plate V.A. 91.
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For Violin and Piano (Schulz)
Arranger August Schulz (1837–1909)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Litolff, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate 1062.1177.
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Misc. Notes No.1 transposed to A major.
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Vivace (No.1)

For Orchestra (Garban)

⇒ 14 more: Flute • Oboe • Clarinet 1, 2 • Bassoon • Horn 1, 2 • Trumpet (C) • Cornet (B♭) (alternate for Trumpet) • Trombone • Timpani/Triangle/Cymbals/Snare Drum • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Lucien Garban (1877–1959) (as Roger Branga)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, 1936.
Reprinted Miami: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1971-87). Catalog A6172.
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For Strings (Choe)

⇒ 5 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Joshua Choe
Publisher. Info. Joshua Choe, 2020.
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Lento (No.2)

For Orchestra (Mouton)

⇒ 11 more: Flute • Oboe • Clarinet 1/2 (A) • Bassoon • Horn 1/2 (F) • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Hubert Mouton (1872–1954)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, 1912. MPR
Reprinted Miami: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1971-87). Catalog A6170.
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For Strings (Choe)

⇒ 5 more: Violins 1 • Violins 2 • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Joshua Choe
Publisher. Info. Joshua Choe, 2020.
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Frontini)

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Arranger Francesco Paolo Frontini
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, 1877.
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Misc. Notes "Valzer" di F. Chopin ridotto per Archi da F. P. Frontini
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Kowalewski)
Arranger Jakub Kowalewski
Publisher. Info. Jakub Kowalewski, 2007
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Misc. Notes Transposed to C minor.
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For Violin, Cello and Piano (Cink)
Arranger Antoni Cink (1863–1933)
Publisher. Info. Warsaw: Gebethner and Wolff, n.d. Plate G. 5303 W.
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For Violin and Piano (Schultz)

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Arranger August Schultz (fl.1882-83)
Publisher. Info. Langensalza: F.G.L. Gressler, n.d. Plate 531.
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For Cello and Piano (Davydov)
Arranger Karl Davydov (1838–1889)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.
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For Cello and Piano (Franchomme)

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Arranger Auguste Franchomme (1808–1884)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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For Cello and Piano (Grützmacher)
Arranger Friedrich Grützmacher (1832–1903)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 6301.
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For Guitar (Tárrega)
Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
Copyist Miguel Llobet (1878–1938)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
Publisher. Info. Madrid: Ildefonso Alier, n.d. Plate 6041.
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Transposed to E minor.
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Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
Editor Stefan Apke (b. 1963)
Publisher. Info. Vlotho: Stefan Apke, 1999/2020.
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Vivace (No.3)

For Violin and Piano (David)
Arranger Ferdinand David (1810–1873)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. Plate 12210.
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For Guitar (Bane)
Arranger Johnson C. Bane (1861–1925)
Publisher. Info. Indianapolis: Wulschner & Son, 1899. Plate 4.59.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes scordatura: C G d g b d'
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General Information

Work Title Waltzes
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Waltzes, Op. 34; 華麗なる円舞曲 (ショパン); Три блестящих вальса, соч. 34; 3 Valzer op. 34; Valsos op. 34; [3 more...]왈츠, Op. 34; 圆舞曲，作品34; Valses op. 34 de Chopin
Name Aliases 華麗なる円舞曲; Three Waltzes, Op. 34; 3 Waltzes, Op. 34; Trois grandes valses brillantes, Op. 34; 3 valses Op. 34
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 179640963; LCCN: no97077636; BNF: 15527207s
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.34
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IFC 118
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 waltzes:
  1. Vivace (A♭ major)
  2. Lento (A minor)
  3. Vivace (F major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1835 (No.1), 1838 (Nos.2-3)
First Publication. 1838
Dedication Fräulein Thun–Hohenstein
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
Discography All Music Guide No.1
All Music Guide No.2
All Music Guide No.3
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External Links Wikipedia article
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.1
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.2
Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina No.3

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