Étude Op. 10, No. 3 (Chopin)  

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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, as the third piece of his Études Op. 10. This is a slow cantabile study for polyphonic and legato playing. Chopin himself believed the melody to be his most beautiful one. It became famous through numerous popular arrangements, such as the 1939 song "Tristesse" by Tino Rossi and Serge Gainsbourg's "Lemon Incest" (1984).

Neither "Tristesse'" (sadness) nor "Farewell" is a name given by Chopin.

Popular derivatives

The memorable simplicity of the theme has led to its widespread use across a variety of media. In popular usage, it is invariably performed at a slower tempo marking than the original.

• The 1939 song "Tristesse" by Tino Rossi
• The tango "La melodía del corazón" recorded by the orchestra of Edgardo Donato with singer Romeo Gavio in 1940, and later the orchestra of Francisco Canaro with singer Francisco Amor, also 1940.
• Featured in the film I Walked with a Zombie (1943).
• The song "Never Again", with lyrics by Hal Moore and recorded by the LeRoy Holmes Orchestra and Chorus, uses this melody.
• The 1950 popular song "No Other Love", a hit for Jo Stafford, is derived from this melody.
• The 1957 silent film comedy compilation The Golden Age of Comedy features the piece as its main theme, arranged for banjo.
• James Last included an orchestral version on his album In Concert (1971).
• The song So Deep Is The Night, which was a UK hit for comedian and singer Ken Dodd in 1964, also used the same melody.
• "Divina Ilusión", performed by José José, is an adaptation of this melody. It was released in his album "Tan Cerca...Tan Lejos" of 1975.
• Serge Gainsbourg's "Lemon Incest" in Love on the Beat (1984).
• The song "Dans la Nuit" by Sarah Brightman is derived from this melody. It was first released in the album Classics in 2001.
• Michiru Oshima's Template:Nihongo composition was inspired by first movement of this melody.
• This song featured in Autumn in My Heart,first installment of Endless Love (TV series) series korean drama
• The piece was played as a violin variation by Kahoko in the manga series La Corda D'Oro.
• The theme song to Gankutsuou, "We Were Lovers" by Jean-Jacques Burnel, is based upon this melody.
• The song "Li Ren Jie" (離人節, Parting Person Melody) by Jolin Tsai uses this melody in the intro and instrumental part of the song.
• The song "This Day of Days" by Jerry Vale uses this melody.
• In the 2005 film The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, the scene where Perkins (Tommy Lee Jones) is drinking in a rural Mexican Cantina features a young girl playing the work on an out-of-tune piano in the background.
• In the series Ultraman Max, a variation of this song is present in episode 15.
• The song with the original Polish lyrics was recorded by Manca Izmajlova and the Russian State Symphony Cinema Orchestra in 2007 for her album Slavic Soul, with a new arrangement by Slavko Avsenik Jr.