The Waltz in E Minor is a waltz for solo piano by Frédéric Chopin.

It was composed around

1830 , published in 1868 after Chopin’s death. This piece was influenced from the vigorous
dance rhythm of the Viennese waltz. It is neither complicated, nor a polyphonic
composition. The simple melodies with virtuosic characteristics express feelings and
oppositions that toggle the emotions. It is on an eight-bar phrasing , begins with an
impressive introduction of arpeggios which move from soft to loud. After the introduction,
the first idea begins with repeated notes, gently accompanied by the bass. Its lively manner
and playfulness do seem to have an anxious undercurrent. The second idea in the dreamy,
charmed middle section characterized by a dolce legato passage gives the opposite feel. The
piece closes with a brilliant, breathtaking coda which gives an impressive finale as most of
Chopin’s work.