WALTZ N°1, OP. 64 (VALSE MINUTE)

Created on 19/08/2007
Latest update on 11/10/2025

Artist: Frédéric Chopin
Author: Frédéric Chopin
Year: 1846

Takes two minutes in fact. Don't try it at home to do it in one. Inspired by the tail-chasing dog of his lady friend George Sand.

Covers:

1912:

Alfred West [for Jumbo]

1920:

Sergei Rachmaninoff [as Waltz in D Flat]

1938:

John Kirby

1942:

Meredith Willson [as Minute Waltz]

1949:

José Iturbi [as Waltz in D-Flat]

1952:

Victor Silvester [as Minute Waltz]

1955:

Chet Atkins [idem]

1956:

Roger Williams [idem]

1961:

Franck Pourcel et son Grand Orchestre [as Valse du petit chien]

1965:

Liberace [as Minute Waltz]

1966:

Barbra Streisand [idem]

1975:

Jasperina de Jong [as De Minutenwals]

1976:

James Booker [as Black Minute Waltz]

1976:

James Galway [as Minute Waltz]

1984:

Karin Bloemen [idem]

The Second Waltz of Op. 64 (Tempo giusto) was played by Uma Thurman (as Emma Peel) in film version The Avengers. The middle part was copied in Nadiya's chorus for Amies-Ennemies (hit Fr in '06). Chopin is credited all right.

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