Waltz Op. 64, No. 2 (Chopin)
- Waltz Op. 64, No. 2 (Chopin)
Waltz in C# minor is the second work of Chopin's opus 64 and the companion to the Minute Waltz (Opus 64 no. 1). It consists of three main themes:
* Theme A "tempo giusto" chordal with a walking pace feel;
* Theme B "più mosso" (faster) — theme stated in running eighth notes, with all harmony in the left hand.
* Theme C "più lento" (slower) — a sostenuto in the tonic major (D-flat major, enharmonic equivalent to C-sharp major). Besides the slower general pace, the melody is in quarter notes except for a few flourishes in eighth notes, giving this section the quality of an interlude before the dramatic restatement of Theme B
The overall layout of the piece is A B C B A B. The piece ends with a fade-out rather than the strident chords of his first Grande Valse Brillante (Op 18).
Use in popular culture
* In the movie "The Avengers", Emma Peel played by Uma Thurman plays this piece.
* In an orchestrated version, it forms part of the ballet "Les Sylphides".
* Used as background music for multiple episodes of the HBO series Curb your Enthusiasm.
* This piece also featured in an episode of The Amazing Race All-Stars when the teams had to tune a grand piano in Poland. After they were done, a professional pianist would play the opening of the waltz to make sure the piano was in tune.
* In the movie "Secret (2007 film)", this piece and the "Black Key" Etude (Op. 10 No. 5) were featured in the Piano Duel scene
* In the movie "Waltz with Bashir" (animated film from 2008) directed by Ari Folman.
* Theme B from the waltz forms the harmonical base for Nâdiya's song "Amies-ennemies".
External links
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* [http://chopinproject.com/2008/02/18/waltz-in-c-sharp-minor-op-64-no-2/ Hear the performance] at the [http://www.chopinproject.com/ Chopin Project] site
* [http://www.chopinmusic.net/en/works/waltzes/ Study Guide, Recordings and Sheet Music] from [http://www.chopinmusic.net/ Chopin Music]
* Waltz No. 2 sheet music available at [http://www.musopen.com/sheetmusic.php?type=sheet&id=153 Musopen.com]
* [http://www.piano-stieler.de/klaviernoten/Chopin%20Walzer%20cis.pdf Sheet as PDF]
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