Kupelwieser Waltz - Waltz in G-flat major, D.Anh.I/14 for piano by Franz Schubert Piano Method - Digital Sheet Music

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Franz Schubert: Kupelwieser Waltz – Waltz in G-flat Major, D.Anh.I/14 (Piano Solo)

Step into the elegance of 19th-century Vienna with this charming and lyrical waltz, composed by Franz Schubert and later beautifully transcribed for piano by Richard Strauss.

The Kupelwieser Waltz is a musical gem with a rich history. Originally composed in 1826 as a wedding gift for Schubert’s dear friend Leopold Kupelwieser, the piece was never written down by Schubert himself. Instead, it survived through family tradition, until Richard Strauss carefully reconstructed it decades later, preserving its warmth and grace.

This edition offers an easy-intermediate level arrangement, perfect for pianists seeking a piece that blends historical charm with expressive beauty. Whether for a recital, wedding, festival performance, or personal enjoyment, the Kupelwieser Waltz invites you to capture the romantic spirit of Schubert’s world.

Edition Features

Level: Easy Intermediate – accessible yet musically satisfying
Format: 9 x 12 inches (Concert size)
Length: 4 pages of clean, beautifully engraved sheet music
Engraving Quality: Clear notation for comfortable reading and interpretation

Bring the charm of Schubert’s Vienna to your piano and let this waltz enchant both you and your audience.

Intermediate.
Format: Concert, 9 x 12 inches.
4 pages.

Notes

Leopold Kupelweiser was the son of Johann Baptist Georg Kilian Kupelwieser (1760–1813), co-owner of a factory that produced tableware. His talents were recognized at an early age by the sculptor Franz Anton von Zauner and by the time he was twelve, he was already attending the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna.

His brother was the theatrical director Joseph Kupelwieser, who wrote the libretto for Schubert's opera Fierrabras. With his brother, Joseph, he was a member of the "Schubertianern" (friends of Franz Schubert), a group that often got together for summers at the Schloss Atzenbrugg, west of Vienna. In 1826, Leopold married Maria Johanna Evangelista Augustina Stephania Theodora Lutz, an occasion which was marked by Schubert's composition, the "Kupelwieser Waltz" (never written down, but passed along by the family and later transcribed by Richard Strauss).