The piece uses modern pop-classical chord progressions (
) and repetitive motifs characteristic of late 20th-century "easy-listening" music, rather than the complex ornamentation of the Romantic era. The piece uses modern pop-classical chord progressions (
The misattribution began with a viral YouTube upload titled . it frequently shifts time signatures
It is not actually a waltz; while it contains segments with a feel, it frequently shifts time signatures, including The piece uses modern pop-classical chord progressions (
It was first performed by the famous French pianist Richard Clayderman on his 1979 album Lettre À Ma Mère .