"Puppy Waltz (MinuteWaltzOp.64/1)" is a collection of 8 piano pieces. It was the last waltz published by Chopin while he was still alive. The most famous of Chopin's waltzes.

Music background

Chopin’s girlfriend George Sand was feeding a puppy, which had an "interest" in chasing its own tail. In accordance with George Sand's request, Chopin expressed the "puppy spinning" scene in music and composed this piece of music.

The music proceeds at a fast pace and ends in a short moment, so it is also called "Instant Waltz" or "One-Minute Waltz".

Extended information

Other versions of this music

1. "Chopin-Puppy Waltz" performed by 1st class mothers for prenatal education (a cheerful piece that is good for babies to learn to walk) ", this song is included in the album "1Vol.4", which was released on 2017-07-03 by Danal Entertainment. The album contains 8 songs.

2. "Chopin - Puppy Waltz" played by Dmitriy Lukyanov, this song is included in the album "Classical Music Greenhouse: Candlelight Dinner", released by Lynne Publishing AS on 2017-03-10, the album Contains 10 songs.