This collection of five most popular waltzes (Grande Valse Brillante, op.18; Valse op.69, no.2; Valse “Minute”, op. 64, no.1; Valses op.64, no.2 and no.3) of Frederic Chopin unveils to the repertoire for two guitars. Their charm, elegance and contrasting romantic sensibility adapted to the classical guitar tone reinforce their intimacy and are a pleasure both to the performers and the audience.
The guitar parts share the exact written musical text by Chopin as the left and right hands of the pianist. Most evident way to arrange this piano music is to give each of the piano hand to one guitar part, but I preferred to intertwine them differently. The usual repetitive structure of those pieces permits to divide and distribute the solo parts and accompaniment section evenly to two guitars. In this way, knowing in details both of the guitar parts enlightens the interprets to their phrasing, articulation, dynamics and other musical features in any moment of their performance and can be either made in the same way or differently, but well-thought and assumed.
The guitar sonority of those piano masterpieces arises joyful curiosity to the audience and is a perfect addition to the guitarist’s repertoire for any occasion.

Dimitar Ivanov, Montreux (Switzerland), 2020


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