Vintage Frédéric Chopin miniature wooden piano which plays Chopin’s Étude Op. 10, No. 3 (Tristesee). The top of the piano has a painting of Frédéric Chopin in a carved decorative frame. The lid opens and a few pieces of jewellery could be stored in the blue silk interior. The keyboard lid opens up to reveal the keys and sheet music. The musical movement made by Fuji of Japan works well.
Approx size: 18cm long x 13cm wide x 10cm high.
About Chopin’s Étude Op. 10, No. 3 (Tristesee)
Étude Op. 10, No. 3, in E major, is a study for solo piano composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1832. It was first published in 1833 in France, Germany and England as the third piece of his Études Op. 10. This is a slow cantabile study for polyphonic and expressive legato playing. In fact, Chopin himself believed the melody of the piece to be the most beautiful one he ever composed. It became famous through numerous popular arrangements. Although this étude is sometimes identified by the names “Tristesse” (Sadness) or “Farewell (L’Adieu)”, neither is a name given by Chopin, but rather his critics.