[4] In December 1842 in Paris, Chopin wrote to Anna Caroline Oury about Op.
[5][4] The Chopin commentator Wilhelm von Lenz wrote: "Although he never had the waltzes [of Op.
3 in D-flat major in 1829[4] and sent it together with a accompanying letter of 3 October 1829 to his intimate friend Tytus Woyciechowski.
[6][7] Jeffrey Kallberg suggests: "Two of the waltzes offer unusual, personal testimony of Chopin's amorous sentiments toward women.
1, which Chopin 1835 dedicated to Maria Wodzińska and later also to Eliza Peruzzi and Charlotte de Rothschild.
In a letter to a friend, Chopin confided that the low melody that begins its trio was inspired by his (alas unrequited) crush on the young singer, Konstancja Gładkowska.
In the trio, the bass line should dominate up to the high E-flat of the upper half of the keyboard in the 5th bar, about which it is unnecessary to write to you, because you feel it.
[…] Forgive me for sending you the waltz, which perhaps will make you angry at me, but upon my word I wanted to give you pleasure with it, because I love you madly.