Frédéric Chopin
Waltz 7
in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64 No. 2
The soulful, elusive melancholy of this Waltz draws the listener into a unique atmosphere of intimacy. In a stroke of genius, Chopin appended a stirring ritornello of running eight notes to each of the two lyrical themes.
Year: 1847
Period: Early Romantic
Piano score: PS Urtext 
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Elusive C-sharp Minor melancholy
The Waltz No. 7 in C#-Minor is the companion to the Op. 64, No. 1, the “Minute Waltz.” The Op. 64, No. 2, is not nearly as famous as its cousin, but it is well-known. The basis of the form is a dance with trio, but here Chopin enriched the simple ternary form in a unique way: each of the themes is followed by a "ritornello" of whirling eighth notes. In the trio, the mood and timbre changes through an enharmonic change to D-flat major. The key of C#-Minor seems to have a mysterious ring to it, which is why composers before and after Chopin have used it to convey “unknowables.” Beethoven, for example, used it in the Moonlight Sonata to convey subdued melancholy.Background
The three Waltzes in Op. 64 were composed in 1847, only two years before Chopin’s death. No. 2 was dedicated to Baroness Charlotte de Rothschild, a student of Chopin and a real queen of the Paris salons – wife of the famous banker, winemaker and art patron Nathaniel de Rothschild. She was also the dedicatee of the great F minor Ballade.Forum posts about this piece:
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This piece is composed by Frédéric Chopin and was published in 1847. Title: Waltz, Op. 64 No. 2 in C-sharp Minor from Waltzes. The difficulty level if graded by ABRSM would be approximately 7 and it belongs to the Early Romantic period.