Fréderic Chopin composed his Waltz in E flat major, Op. 18 (also known as Grande Valse Brillante) in 1833. It was published the following year, being his first published waltz solo piano (although he had previously written a number of waltzes that were either destroyed or published posthumously). The title 'Grande Valse Brillante' was also given by Chopin to his Waltzes Op. 34, though in practice it is usually used in reference to Op. 18. Many composers, including Stravinsky and Britten, have created orchestrations of this piece.
