12 Études, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major "Tristesse"

About 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major "Tristesse"

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)" .

Text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.

About this song

Credited to

Frédéric Chopin, Maurizio Pollini

Album

子どもに聴かせたいおやすみクラシックBEST50～育脳、寝かしつけ、赤ちゃんが泣きやむ子育てクラシック） · Track 18 of 50

Released

December 9, 2025

Duration

3:41

On Last.fm

38,750 listeners on Last.fm

Similar artists

• Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: 2. Adagio sostenuto
• Franz Liszt — INNO A MARIA VERGINE - Harp, Mixed Choir
• Claude Debussy — Clair de Lune, L. 32
• Franz Schubert
• Robert Schumann — Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei
• Ludwig van Beethoven
• Edvard Grieg — Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood
• Johannes Brahms
• Antonín Dvořák — Stabat Mater, Op. 58, B. 71: No. 2, Quis est homo, qui non fleret. Andante sostenuto
• Maurizio Pollini — The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846/1

From the album: 子どもに聴かせたいおやすみクラシックBEST50～育脳、寝かしつけ、赤ちゃんが泣きやむ子育てクラシック）