Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 69, No. 1 (Chopin)

The waltz was originally written as a farewell piece to Maria Wodzińska, to whom Chopin is said to have been engaged.

[citation needed] This autographed copy Pour Mlle Marie, given to her in Dresden, Germany, in September 1835 is now lost.

[1] Various copies of this waltz exist, among them one presented as the posthumous edition of Julian Fontana,[3] but it has not been substantiated by any known autograph.

The beginning theme, marked con espressione, is melancholic and nostalgic, and reaches a small high point with a fast flourish.

This leads back to the third, playful theme, and returns to the beginning with a da capo al fin.