Espaa - Emmanuel Chabrier

Following the immense success of his fi rst waltzes mile Waldteufel decided to continue composing works only in this genre. As a result of this he was nicknamed 'The French Strauss'. He composed more than 250 dances, the best-known being the waltzes Les patineurs (Ice Skaters), Estudiantina and Espaa. Espaa was composed in 1886, based on the famous 1883 rhapsody of the same name by Emmanuel Chabrier.

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