Saturday, July 25, 2009

The Emperor Waltz



Andre Rieu- The Emperor Waltz~

Johann Strauss, Kaiser Walzer, op.437

Kaiser-Walzer op. 437 (Emperor Waltz) is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1889. The famous waltz was originally titled 'Hand in Hand' and was intended as a toast made in August of that year by Austrian emperor Franz Josef on the occasion of his visit to the German Kaiser Wilhelm II where it was symbolic as a 'toast of friendship' extended by Austria to Germany.

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Violet Jovovich Hai Nin Yeoh,
President-in-training.

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