Émile Waldteufel

Émile Waldteufel (actually Charles Émile Lévy, born December 9, 1837 in Strasbourg, † February 12, 1915 in Paris) was a French musician and composer.

Life

His parents were Lazare Lévy, alias Louis Waldteufel, who led a famous orchestra, and Flora Neubauer, pianist, singing teacher. His brother Léon was a popular musician. When Émile was five years old, his parents moved with him and his brother Isaac to Paris. He received his first lessons from his mother and then from Heyberger.

Émile Waldteufel studied music in Paris at the Conservatoire. For a time he worked in a piano factory. Later, he was section leader of the Empress Eugénie at the court of Napoleon III, and often played with the orchestra of the successful father. His breakthrough came after 1874 for the Prince of Wales, Edward VII, was playing, which was of his Manola waltz so impressed that he promised him his support. He found the publisher Hopwood & Crew, which made ​​him popular all over the world, so that the music penetrated to Queen Victoria. He composed over 250 dances, especially waltz.

Works

His most famous work is the Skaters Waltz (Les Patineurs, op 183) from 1882, also the subjects of two arrangements forest devil were in the seventies of the 20th century when German pop audience incognito to ear worms. Reached The duo Cindy & Bert with When the roses bloom in Malaga ( according España, op 236, a processing of España: Rhapsody of Emmanuel Chabrier ) and Spanish guitars (after Estudiantina, op 191, a reworking of a piece by Paul Lacome ) hit parade front seats. Both Waltz forest devil been edited by Heinz Gietz and placed in the four- four time.

Characteristics of the works

Émile Waldteufel 's music is associated with the Viennese genre and resembles the music of Strauss. He composed exclusively at the piano, the works were only orchestrated the event. Typical of Waldteufel orchestra are strings, two cornets, double woodwind, three trumpets, three tubas, percussion instruments and timpani. His humor can be very well seen in his works.