The Grande Valse Brilliante In Eb Major Op.18 was Frédéric Chopin?s first waltz composition for solo Piano to be published although at the time of its release in 1834 he had already written at leastsixteen other waltzes that were either destroyed or eventually published after his death.Chopin also gave the title Grand Valse Brillante to the next three waltzes in the Op. 34 set published in1838.This waltz has been orchestrated for ballet by several composers including Igor Stravinsky Alexander Gretchaninov Gordon Jacob Roy Douglas and Benjamin Britten.The Henle Urtext Edition has been edited byEwald Zimmermann and includes fingering by Hans-Martin Theopold.

Volume contains standard works of the repertoire, and also works of composers rarely encountered within other collections. There are works from the baroque through the modern periods, and each piece is in its original form. / Piano Accompagnement