Zurich Vielliebchen waltz
The Zurich Vielliebchen Waltz is one of the few piano pieces by Richard Wagner .
Emergence
Wagner composed the piece in 1854 during his stay in Zurich for several years . It was created on the occasion of a visit by Marie Luckemeyer (1838–1872), the sister of Wagner's friend Mathilde Wesendonck . Wagner composed the short romantic piece for them, which in its way is somewhat reminiscent of Schubert's Moments musicaux . The waltz was probably published in 1902.
description
The waltz is written in E flat major and has 34 bars . The playing time is around one and a half minutes, depending on the speed. As a note, Wagner wrote under the title: "As funny as possible, but with passionate decency". The piece bears the work number WWV 88.
Web links
- Zurich Vielliebchen Waltz : Sheet music and audio files in the International Music Score Library Project
- Sheet music for the Vielliebchen Waltz (PDF; 65 kB) at klavier- Notes.com