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).

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By Evgeny Kissin

By Arthur Rubinstein

Waltz Op. 64 No. 2 in C sharp minor sheet music

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