Classic String Quartet Collection

Paradoxically this Waltz begins in march tempo, easing only gradually into the main waltz section. The arranger Carlo Martelli has made several changes to the original.

Paradoxically this Waltz begins in march tempo, easing only gradually into the main waltz section. The arranger Carlo Martelli has made several changes to the original.

Strauss's clever set of variations on a simple 'vamp' on tonic and dominant is here arranged for string quartet by Carlo Martelli in characteristic masterly fashion.

Strauss's clever set of variations on a simple 'vamp' on tonic and dominant is here arranged for string quartet by Carlo Martelli in characteristic masterly fashion.

Inexhaustible melodic fertility is the first characteristic that strikes one in the work of the younger Johann Strauss, and this waltz is no exception in this regard. Carlo Martelli's adaptation of the original for string quartet is executed with his usual customary brilliance!

Inexhaustible melodic fertility is the first characteristic that strikes one in the work of the younger Johann Strauss, and this waltz is no exception in this regard. Carlo Martelli's adaptation of the original for string quartet is executed with his usual customary brilliance!

For practical reasons the arranger Carlo Martelli has omitted the very long introduction that Strauss composed for this concert waltz.

For practical reasons the arranger Carlo Martelli has omitted the very long introduction that Strauss composed for this concert waltz.

Perhaps the most famous waltz ever written, this skilful arrangement by Carlo Martelli brilliantly captures all the glitter and romance of a Viennese ballroom.

Perhaps the most famous waltz ever written, this skilful arrangement by Carlo Martelli brilliantly captures all the glitter and romance of a Viennese ballroom.

Originally conceived as a brilliant coloratura piece for soprano to dazzle audiences with, this arrangement by Carlo Martelli derives from the better known version for orchestra alone.