Émile Waldteufel

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Les Patineurs, Op. 183, "The Skater's Waltz": The Skaters Waltz, Op 183 08:35 Tools
The Skaters, Op. 183 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs, Op. 183, "The Skater's Waltz": Let Patineurs, Op. 183 08:35 Tools
Bagatelle, Polka, Op. 233 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs Valse (The Skater's Waltz), Op. 183 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs, Op. 183, "The Skater's Waltz": Les Patineurs, Waltz, Op. 183 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs, Walzer, Op. 183 00:00 Tools
The Skaters Waltz 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs 00:00 Tools
Wolfsstund 00:00 Tools
The Skaters Waltz, Op.183 (Les Patineurs) 00:00 Tools
Skater's Waltz 00:00 Tools
España, Walzer, Op. 236 00:00 Tools
Minuit, Polka, Op. 168 00:00 Tools
Amour et Printemps 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs, Op. 183 00:00 Tools
The Skaters' Waltz 00:00 Tools
The Skaters Waltz, Op. 183 (Les Patineurs) 00:00 Tools
The Skater's Waltz, Op. 183 00:00 Tools
The Skater's Waltz 00:00 Tools
Estudiantina 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs, Op. 183, "The Skater's Waltz" 00:00 Tools
Skaters Waltz 00:00 Tools
Waldteufel: The Skater's Waltz, Op. 183 00:00 Tools
Violettes, Waltz, Op. 148 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs, Op.183 00:00 Tools
The Skaters Waltz Op. 183: 00:00 Tools
Pluie De Diamants, Op. 160 00:00 Tools
Tres jolie, Op. 159 00:00 Tools
Espana, Op. 236 00:00 Tools
Estudiantina, Waltz, Op. 191 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs Valse (The Skater's Waltz), Op. 183 (from Chariots of Fire) 00:00 Tools
Etincelles, Waltz, Op. 229 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs Valse ("Skater's Waltz"), Op. 183 00:00 Tools
Les Sirenes, Op. 154 (The Sirens) 00:00 Tools
"Ganz allerliebst", Walzer Op.159 00:00 Tools
Beobile, pizzicato For Strings 00:00 Tools
Bruslaři - valčík 00:00 Tools
The Skaters - Waltz (arr. Norman Bates) 00:00 Tools
Les patineurs, Op. 183 "Skaters' Waltz" - Arr. for Flute, Violin and Viola 00:00 Tools
Medley: Carnaval De Venise 00:00 Tools
Skater's Waltz, Op. 183 00:00 Tools
The Skaters' Waltz, Op.183 (Les Patineurs) 00:00 Tools
Nina 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs Valse 00:00 Tools
Yew 00:00 Tools
Tout ou rien, Polka, Op. 219 00:00 Tools
Immer oder nimmer Walzer, Op. 156 00:00 Tools
Jeu d'Esprit, Polka, Op. 196 00:00 Tools
La fauvette du temple, Waltz 00:00 Tools
Dans les bois, Polka-mazurka, Op. 119 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs - valse [Op. 183] - 1976 Remastered Version 00:00 Tools
"Goldregen" Walzer Op.160 00:00 Tools
Chateau en Espagne, Polka, Op. 225 00:00 Tools
The Skaters Waltz, Op. 183 00:00 Tools
Grande valse ''les patineurs'' 00:00 Tools
Mon reve, Op. 151 00:00 Tools
L'Esprit francais, Polka, Op. 182 00:00 Tools
Tendresse, Waltz, Op. 217 00:00 Tools
Berchta Und Die Spinnerin 00:00 Tools
"Minuit" Polka op. 168 00:00 Tools
Waldteufel: Estudiantina 00:00 Tools
Joyeux Paris, Polka, Op. 215 00:00 Tools
Waldteufel: Estudiantina, Op. 191 00:00 Tools
Les Sirenes, Op. 154 00:00 Tools
The Skater's Waltz - Les Patineurs, Op. 183 00:00 Tools
Bella, Polka-mazurka, Op. 113 00:00 Tools
"Minuit" Polka Op.168 00:00 Tools
Rabenbrot 00:00 Tools
Schlittschuhläufer-Walzer, Op. 183 00:00 Tools
スケーターズ・ワルツ 00:00 Tools
Blühe mein Herz 00:00 Tools
Os Patinadores 00:00 Tools
Espana Waltzes for Orchestra, Op. 236 (After Chabrier) 00:00 Tools
Die Schlittschuhläufer, Walzer Op.183 00:00 Tools
"Près de toi" Walzer Op.193 00:00 Tools
Walc lyzwiazy 00:00 Tools
"Sirenenzauber" Walzer Op.154 00:00 Tools
Kamiesch, March (Arr. Christian Pollack), Op. 5 00:00 Tools
Valse militaire, Waltz, Op. 207 00:00 Tools
Zig-Zag, Polka, Op. 28 00:00 Tools
Les folies, Polka, Op. 157 00:00 Tools
Lucifer 00:00 Tools
"Goldregen" Walzer op. 160 00:00 Tools
Gaite, Waltz, Op. 164 00:00 Tools
Chantilly, Waltz, Op. 171 00:00 Tools
Teresa (Antoinette), Waltz, Op. 163 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs Valse (The Skaters' Waltz), Op.183 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs - Valse, Op.183 - 2005 Remastered Version 00:00 Tools
"Sirenenzauber" Walzer op. 154 00:00 Tools
Estudiantina, Op. 191 ("Band of Students") 00:00 Tools
Espana 00:00 Tools
Les Sourires, Waltz, Op. 187 00:00 Tools
The Skaters Waltz Op.183 00:00 Tools
The Skaters' Waltz, Op. 183 00:00 Tools
Pres de toi, Waltz, Op. 193 00:00 Tools
Souveraine, Mazurka, Op. 255 00:00 Tools
Waldteufel: Les patineurs, Op. 183 00:00 Tools
Roses et Marguerites 00:00 Tools
Par-ci, par-la, Polka, Op. 239 00:00 Tools
Von Saat und Ernte 00:00 Tools
Nid d'Amour, Waltz, Op. 195 00:00 Tools
Die Schlittschuhläufer, Walzer op. 183 00:00 Tools
"Près de toi" Walzer op. 193 00:00 Tools
Violettes 00:00 Tools
Autrefois, Waltz, Op. 167 00:00 Tools
Bien aimes, Waltz, Op. 143 00:00 Tools
Waldteufel: Skaters Waltz 00:00 Tools
Camarade, Polka, Op. 197 00:00 Tools
Bruslaøi - valèík 00:00 Tools
Invitation à la Gavotte Op.246 00:00 Tools
Madeleine 00:00 Tools
Trictrac, Polka, Op. 181 00:00 Tools
The Skaters’ Waltz 00:00 Tools
Dans tes yeux, Waltz, Op. 227 00:00 Tools
Naples, Waltz, Op. 179 00:00 Tools
Grande Vitesse 00:00 Tools
L'Estudiantina, Waltz Op. 191 00:00 Tools
Retour des champs, Polka, Op. 203 00:00 Tools
"Sur la plage" (Walzer) 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs Opus 183 00:00 Tools
The Skaters 00:00 Tools
Valse de la Poupee 00:00 Tools
Coquetterie 'Princess May', Waltz, Op. 218 00:00 Tools
Lichtkreuzweihe 00:00 Tools
Neun Welten All 00:00 Tools
Papillons bleus, Waltz, Op. 224 00:00 Tools
La Source, Waltz, Op. 180 00:00 Tools
Sur la plage, Waltz, Op. 234 00:00 Tools
Bella bocca, Polka, Op. 163 00:00 Tools
Joie envolee, Waltz, Op. 198 00:00 Tools
The Skaters' Waltz (Les Patineurs) Op.183 00:00 Tools
The Skaters' Waltz (London Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Charles Gerhardt) 00:00 Tools
Minuit 00:00 Tools
Skridskoåkarna 00:00 Tools
"The Iceskater", Waltz 00:00 Tools
Amour Et Printemps - Waltz 00:00 Tools
Roses de Noel, Waltz, Op. 230 00:00 Tools
Wolfstund 00:00 Tools
Espana, Op. 236: Espana, Waltz, Op. 236 00:00 Tools
Idylle, Waltz, Op. 209 00:00 Tools
Pomone, Waltz, Op. 155 00:00 Tools
"Holdes Lächeln" Walzer Op.187 00:00 Tools
Retour du printemps, Waltz, Op. 244 00:00 Tools
Un premier bouquet, Waltz, Op. 201 00:00 Tools
The Skaters Waltz (arr. Norman Bates) 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs, Op. 183: The Skater's Waltz 00:00 Tools
Pluie de diamants, waltz for orchestra, Op 160 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs - Waltz [Op. 183] - 1989 Remastered Version 00:00 Tools
Tendres Baisers, Waltz, Op. 211 00:00 Tools
Sur la plage, Op. 234 00:00 Tools
The Skaters Waltz, Op 183 00:00 Tools
Grand vitesse, Galop, Op. 146 00:00 Tools
La barcarolle, Waltz, Op. 178 00:00 Tools
Espana, Waltz, Op. 236 00:00 Tools
Sirenes 00:00 Tools
Toujours ou jamais, Waltz, Op. 156 00:00 Tools
Wille 00:00 Tools
Prestissimo Galop, Op. 152 00:00 Tools
Bonne Bouche - Polka Op.163 00:00 Tools
España, Op. 236 00:00 Tools
Dans les bois, Polka-mazurka, Op.119 00:00 Tools
Hommage aux dames, Waltz, Op. 153 00:00 Tools
"Aus schöner Zeit", Walzer op. 167 00:00 Tools
"The Skater's Waltz" 00:00 Tools
"Holdes Lächeln" Walzer op. 187 00:00 Tools
Polka Des Tambourins 00:00 Tools
Invitation a la gavotte, Op. 246 00:00 Tools
Skaters Waltz, Op. 183 00:00 Tools
Am Wodansmal 00:00 Tools
Estudiantina, Op. 191: Estudiantina, Waltz, Op. 191 00:00 Tools
Hommage Aux Dames, Op. 153: Hommage Aux Dames, Waltz, Op. 153 00:00 Tools
Bella Bolka Polka 00:00 Tools
Amour et Printemps (Walzer, Waltz) 00:00 Tools
Les Grenadiers, Waltz Op. 207 00:00 Tools
Dolores, Waltz, Op. 170 00:00 Tools
Solitude, Waltz, Op. 174 00:00 Tools
Bergandacht 00:00 Tools
Brune ou blonde, Waltz, Op. 162 00:00 Tools
Hebe, Waltz, Op. 228 00:00 Tools
Estudiantina Waltz 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs Valse ('Skater's Waltz'), Op 183 00:00 Tools
Fontaine lumineuse, waltz, op. 247 00:00 Tools
Skaters' Waltz 00:00 Tools
Waldteufel: The Skaters' Waltz 00:00 Tools
Estudiantina - Alternate Mix 00:00 Tools
Allerseelengebet 00:00 Tools
Chantilly, Op. 171: Chantilly, Waltz, Op. 171 00:00 Tools
Estudiantina: Waltz 00:00 Tools
Die Schlittschuhlaufer 00:00 Tools
Sanguis 00:00 Tools
Espana - WaltzЈ¬after Chabrier Op.236 00:00 Tools
Hexe Hild 00:00 Tools
Reverie, Waltz, Op. 202 00:00 Tools
Irminsul 00:00 Tools
Nachhall 00:00 Tools
Amour Et Printemps - B.O. De "Le Ciné-club" 00:00 Tools
Entre nous, Waltz, Op. 144 00:00 Tools
L'Estudiantina - Waltz Op.191 00:00 Tools
The Skaters' Waltz - Waldteufel 00:00 Tools
The Skaters, Op.183 00:00 Tools
Estudiantina (Op. 191, Waltz) 00:00 Tools
Pluie d'Étoiles 00:00 Tools
The Skaters' Waltz [Op. 183] 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs, Op. 183, "The Skater's Waltz": Les patineurs (The Skaters), Op. 183 00:00 Tools
Bien Aimes, Op. 143: Bien Aimes, Waltz, Op. 143 00:00 Tools
Dans Tes Yeux, Op. 227: Dans Tes Yeux, Waltz, Op. 227 00:00 Tools
Wotans Wilde Jagd 00:00 Tools
Jeunesse doree, Waltz, Op. 175 00:00 Tools
Telema 00:00 Tools
Grande Vitesse - Galop Op.146 00:00 Tools
Minuit - Polka Op.168 00:00 Tools
Amour et printemps: Amor et Primtemps, Waltz 00:00 Tools
The Ice Skaters Waltz, Op. 183 00:00 Tools
Ganz Allerliebst (Très Jolie), Waltz For Orchestra, Op. 159 00:00 Tools
Prestissimo 00:00 Tools
Estudiantina, Waltz For Orchestra, Op. 191 00:00 Tools
"Sur la plage", Walzer 00:00 Tools
Walc Łyżwiarzy 00:00 Tools
Walzer, Op.138, "Schlittschuhlaufer" 00:00 Tools
Wir Rufen Deine Wölfe 00:00 Tools
Die Schlittschuhläufer (op.183) 00:00 Tools
The Skaters Waltz, Op.183 00:00 Tools
España (Waltz, Op.236) 00:00 Tools
Dans Les Bois, Op. 119: Dans Les Bois, Polka-mazurka, Op. 119 00:00 Tools
In den Zwölften 00:00 Tools
Midnight Polka 00:00 Tools
Je t'aime, Waltz, Op. 177 00:00 Tools
Jeu D'esprit, Op. 196: Jeu D'esprit, Polka, Op. 196 00:00 Tools
La Cinquantiane, Polka, Op. 215 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs - valse [Op. 183] 00:00 Tools
Vision, Waltz, Op. 235 00:00 Tools
Ur-Odin 00:00 Tools
The Skaters' Waltz (Les patineurs) 00:00 Tools
Soiree d'ete, Waltz, Op. 188 00:00 Tools
Illusion, Waltz, Op. 204 00:00 Tools
Joyeux Pairs - Polka 00:00 Tools
Roses de Noel - Waltz Op.230 00:00 Tools
Sur la plage, Waltz, Op. 144 00:00 Tools
Vals de los Patinadores 00:00 Tools
Bella Bocca 00:00 Tools
Retour Des Champs, Op. 203: Retour Des Champs, Polka, Op. 203 00:00 Tools
Sur la Plage 00:00 Tools
La Barcarolle 00:00 Tools
"The Skaters' Waltz" 00:00 Tools
The Skater`s Waltz 00:00 Tools
Die Schlittschuhläufer 00:00 Tools
Schneeflöckchen weiß 00:00 Tools
Ange d'amour, waltz, op. 241 00:00 Tools
Très Jolie, Op. 159 00:00 Tools
Pomone - Waltz Op.155 00:00 Tools
Les Sirènes, Op. 154 00:00 Tools
Toujours fidele, Waltz, Op. 169 00:00 Tools
Das Wilde Heer Vom Hörselberg 00:00 Tools
Camarade, Op. 197: Camarade, Polka, Op. 197 00:00 Tools
"Aus schöner Zeit" Walzer Op.167 00:00 Tools
Kuperfwut 00:00 Tools
Rococo, Polka, Op. 232 00:00 Tools
Suryam Cakram 00:00 Tools
Der Flamme Trabant 00:00 Tools
Les Grenadiers - Waltz Op.207 00:00 Tools
Prestissimo - Galop Op.152 00:00 Tools
Amour et printemps - valse 00:00 Tools
Soiree d'ete, Op. 188 00:00 Tools
Bruslaři 00:00 Tools
Jean Qui Pleure Et Jean Qui Rit, Polka Burlesque, Op. 106 00:00 Tools
Waldteufel - The Skater's Waltz 00:00 Tools
Tout-paris, Op. 240: Tout-Paris, Waltz, Op. 240 00:00 Tools
Ma Voisines, Op. 206 00:00 Tools
Étincelles in A Major 00:00 Tools
Valse Des Patineurs 00:00 Tools
España 00:00 Tools
Beobile - Pizzicato 00:00 Tools
Retour De Printemps, Waltz, Op. 244 00:00 Tools
Waldteufel: The Skaters Waltz, Op.183 (Les Patineurs) 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs, Op. 183, "The Skater's Waltz": Les Sirenes, Op. 154 00:00 Tools
Ma charmante, Waltz, Op. 166 00:00 Tools
Très Jolie (Op. 159, Waltz) 00:00 Tools
Desiree, Polka Mazurka, Op. 132 (arr. Christian Pollack) 00:00 Tools
Dans le champs, Polka-mazurka, Op. 125 00:00 Tools
La Valse Des Patineurs 00:00 Tools
Soirée d'été, Waltz, Op. 188 00:00 Tools
Tout-Paris, Waltz, Op. 240 00:00 Tools
Rendezvous on Ice 00:00 Tools
Les Sourires, Op. 187 00:00 Tools
Beobile 00:00 Tools
Walc łyżwiaży 00:00 Tools
Sanguis [Edit] 00:00 Tools
Perchta Und Die Spinnerin 00:00 Tools
Espana, Waltz after Chabrier Op. 236 00:00 Tools
Klizači - Valcer 00:00 Tools
DieSchlittschuhläufer, Op.183 00:00 Tools
Sonne Golthi-Ade 00:00 Tools
The Skaters - Alternate Mix 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs, valse op. 183 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs (Op. 183) 00:00 Tools
La cinquantaine, Polka, Op. 215 00:00 Tools
Pomona, Op. 155 00:00 Tools
The Skaters' Waltz, Les Patine 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs, Op. 183, "The Skater's Waltz" (arr. for musical box) 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs (The Skaters), Op. 183 (arr. for band organ) 00:00 Tools
En Garde! Polka militaire, Op. 189 00:00 Tools
Traumpfad 00:00 Tools
Mon rêve, op. 151 00:00 Tools
Acclamations Waltz 00:00 Tools
Skøyteløperne 00:00 Tools
España, Op.236 00:00 Tools
Tout Ou Rien, Op. 219: Tout Ou Rien, Polka, Op. 219 00:00 Tools
Dolorès, Op.170 00:00 Tools
Ange D'amour, Op. 241: Ange D'amour, Waltz, Op. 241 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs, Op. 183, "The Skater's Waltz" (arr. D. Braza for orchestra) 00:00 Tools
Sirenenzauber (Les Sirènes; Sirens), Waltz For Orchestra, Op. 154 00:00 Tools
"Ganz allerliebst", Walzer op. 159 00:00 Tools
Sous la voute etoille, Waltz, Op. 253 00:00 Tools
Les Fleurs, Waltz, Op. 190 00:00 Tools
Tout a vous, Waltz, Op. 142 00:00 Tools
Fleurs et baisers, Waltz 00:00 Tools
Les Sirènes 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs, Op. 183, "The Skater's Waltz" (Kelloggs) 00:00 Tools
Tout Paris (Walzer, Waltz, op. 240) 00:00 Tools
Mariana, Waltz, Op. 185 00:00 Tools
Les Bohemiens, Polka, Op. 216 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs (The Skaters) Waltz, Op. 183 (arr. for musical box) 00:00 Tools
Walzer, Op.138, "Schlittschuhläufer" 00:00 Tools
"Près de toi" valse op.193 00:00 Tools
The Ice Skaters "Les Patineurs": Waltz (excerpt) 00:00 Tools
Fontaine Lumineuse, Op. 247: Fontaine Lumineuse, Waltz, Op. 247 00:00 Tools
Les Sirenes, Waltz, Op. 154 00:00 Tools
Amor et Primtemps, Waltz 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs, Op. 183,''The Skater's Waltz'' 00:00 Tools
Walec Łyżwiarzy 00:00 Tools
Estudiantina Waltz, Op. 191 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs, Op 183 00:00 Tools
Dans Les Nuages, Op. 228: Dans Les Nuages, Waltz, Op. 208 00:00 Tools
Flots de Joie, Waltz, Op. 145 00:00 Tools
Mon reve, Op. 151 (Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice/Alfred Walter) 00:00 Tools
Tout En Rose, Op. 200 00:00 Tools
Les Bohemiens, Op. 216: Les Bohemiens, Polka, Op. 216 00:00 Tools
Dans les nuages, Waltz, Op. 208 00:00 Tools
Bella Boca 00:00 Tools
Zig-Zag, Polka, Op. 248 00:00 Tools
Polka des Tambours 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs Valse (Skater's Waltz), Op. 183 00:00 Tools
Pluie de Diamants, Op.160 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs [The skaters] - waltz 00:00 Tools
Violettes, Op. 148 00:00 Tools
Amour et printemps: Acclamations, Waltz, Op. 223 00:00 Tools
Los Patinadores 00:00 Tools
Emile Waldteufel: Valse des patineurs 06:29 Tools
Amour et Printemps, Waltz 00:00 Tools
Waldteufel - Von Saat Und Ernte 00:00 Tools
De Schaatsenrijderswals 00:00 Tools
Les Patineurs: Valse 00:00 Tools
Spain - Alternate Mix 00:00 Tools
Bella, Op. 113: Bella, Polka-Mazurka, Op. 113 00:00 Tools
Estudiantina, Op. 183 00:00 Tools
Der Stern Des Bundes 00:00 Tools
The Skaters' Waltz Op. 183 00:00 Tools
Amour et printemps (B.O. de "Le ciné-club") 00:00 Tools
The Ice Skaters "Les Patineurs": Waltz [Excerpt] 00:00 Tools
WALDTEUFEL : Sonne Golthi-ade 00:00 Tools
Pluie d'etoiles 00:00 Tools
Bagatelle, Op. 233: Polka 00:00 Tools
Souviens-Toi (version for piano) 00:00 Tools
Chateau En Espagne, Op. 225: Chateau En Espagne, Polka, Op. 225 00:00 Tools
Roses De Noel, Op. 230: Waltz 00:00 Tools
Trictrac, Op. 181: Polka 00:00 Tools
Let Patineurs, Op. 183 00:00 Tools
Andachtsjodler 00:00 Tools
Ma voisine, polka, op. 206 00:00 Tools
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Émile Waldteufel (9 December 1837 – 12 February 1915) was a French composer of popular music, such as waltzes and polkas. Life Waldteufel (German for forest devil) was born in Strasbourg to a Jewish Alsatian family of musicians. His father Louis had a respected orchestra, and his brother Léon was a successful musician. When Léon won a place to study violin performance at the Conservatoire de Paris, the entire family followed him there. It was in Paris that Émile would spend the rest of his life. Waldteufel studied the piano at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1853 to 1857. Among his fellow pupils was Jules Massenet. During his time at the conservatory, Louis Waldteufel's orchestra became one of the most famous in Paris, and Émile was frequently invited to play at important events. At the age of 27, Émile became the court pianist of the Empress Eugénie. After the Franco-Prussian War had dissolved the Second French Empire, the orchestra played at Presidential balls at the Élysée. At this time only a few members of the French high society knew of Émile; he was nearly 40 before he became better known. In October 1874 Waldteufel played at an event that was attended by the Prince of Wales and future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. The Prince was enthralled by Waldteufel's "Manolo" waltz, and was prepared to make Waldteufel's music known in Britain. A long-term contract with the London-based editor Hopwood & Crew followed. Part of the company belonged to Charles Coote, director of the Coote & Tinney’s Band, the first dance orchestra in London. Through these means, Waldteufel's music was played at Buckingham Palace in front of Queen Victoria. Waldteufel dominated the music scene in London and became world-famous. During this period he composed his best known works, many of which are still heard today around the world. He became well known for the waltz "Les Patineurs" or the "Ice Skaters", composed in 1882. Waldteufel gave concerts in several European cities, such as London in 1885, Berlin in 1889 and the Paris Opéra Balls in 1890 and 1891. He continued his career as conductor and writing dance music for the Presidential Balls until 1899 when he retired. In 1915 Waldteufel died at the age of 77 in Paris. His wife Célestine Dufau, a former singer, had died during the previous year. They had two sons and a daughter. Waldteufel conducted with a stick rather than the then-customary violin bow. His compositions were first created at the piano and later orchestrated. The typical Waldteufel orchestra consisted of strings and a doubled woodwind section, two cornets, four horns, three trombones, and a tuba, along with some percussion instruments. Waldteufel's music can be distinguished from Johann Strauss II's waltzes and polkas in that he used subtle harmonies and gentle phrases unlike Strauss's more robust and 'masculine' approach. The noted 19th century American bandmaster and dancing instructor Allen Dodworth referred to the long legato melody lines of Waldteufel's compositions as "Hymn-tune waltzes", adding "They are beloved of pianists on account of the great rest they give to the hands, which is why they cling to them with loving laziness". It was considered that Waldteufel's music was not revolutionary, which explained why his waltzes fell out of favor as the age of Impressionism came to Paris. (wikipedia) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.