CHOPIN Valse op. 64 n1 | Nicolas BALDEYROU

Dear Friends, today’s video is an arrangement for clarinet quartet of a piece by my beloved Frédéric Chopin again, this time the famous Waltz opus 64 N1! Composed in 1847 and dedicated to Countess Delfina Potocka, this lovely piece is known as the « Minute Waltz » in English (nickname given by the publisher in the meaning of miniature Waltz, not because of a supposed duration), Chopin got the inspiration as he was watching a small dog chase its tail, which prompted the composer to name the piece Valse du petit chien (Waltz of the Puppy). In this arrangement for clarinet quartet, I used for the first time together the 4 most common instruments of the clarinet family, my old Buffet R13 Eb clarinet, this beautiful Bflat mopani Buffet Légende prototype, a Buffet Prestige basset horn and a Buffet Tosca bass, all 3 generously lent by @buffetcramponofficial 🙏🏼🔥 If you’re interested in the score, it will be available in the next days on the clarinet-edition website http://www.clarinet-edition.fr/ including an alternative version with a second Bflat clarinet instead of the basset horn. I hope you'll like it and don't hesitate to give me ideas 😁 Take care and stay safe! ❤️ #chopin #clarinet #nicolasbaldeyrou