And the Waltz Goes On
Encyclopedia
And the Waltz Goes On is a studio album by Dutch
violin
ist André Rieu
which features Christchurch
soprano
Hayley Westenra
on the last track, "Dreaming Of New Zealand
".
The album is to be released worldwide on October 31. It presents waltzes from around the world, including a sad waltz “Valse Triste” from Finland, a miniature waltz “La petite Valse” from France, a popular waltz tune that began life in Germany.
Anthony Hopkins
composed a waltz called "And the waltz goes on" for the album.
Inspired by New Zealand's stunning landscape and the ‘life must go on’ attitude of its people in the face of the recent natural disasters, André penned a dreamy waltz entitled "Dreaming of New Zealand. The album includes both an instrumental version and one with Englisih and Māori
lyrics.
It hit #1 on the official UK Classical Charts, as well as the Classic FM
chart, after its release in the UK.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist André Rieu
André Rieu
André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu is a Dutch violinist, conductor, and composer best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra.- Early life and studies :...
which features Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
Hayley Westenra
Hayley Westenra
Hayley Dee Westenra is a New Zealand soprano, classical crossover artist, songwriter and UNICEF Ambassador. Her first internationally released album, Pure, reached No. 1 on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide...
on the last track, "Dreaming Of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
".
The album is to be released worldwide on October 31. It presents waltzes from around the world, including a sad waltz “Valse Triste” from Finland, a miniature waltz “La petite Valse” from France, a popular waltz tune that began life in Germany.
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, KBE , best known as Anthony Hopkins, is a Welsh actor of film, stage and television...
composed a waltz called "And the waltz goes on" for the album.
Inspired by New Zealand's stunning landscape and the ‘life must go on’ attitude of its people in the face of the recent natural disasters, André penned a dreamy waltz entitled "Dreaming of New Zealand. The album includes both an instrumental version and one with Englisih and Māori
Māori
The Māori are the native or indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand . They arrived in New Zealand from eastern Polynesia in several waves at some time before 1300 CE. Over several centuries in isolation, the Māori developed a unique culture with their own language, a rich mythology,...
lyrics.
It hit #1 on the official UK Classical Charts, as well as the Classic FM
Classic FM (UK)
Classic FM, one of the United Kingdom's three Independent National Radio stations, broadcasts classical music in a popular and accessible style.-Overview:...
chart, after its release in the UK.
Track listing
- Wiener Festwalzer/Grande Valse Viennoise
- Wien wird bei Nacht erst schön
- And the Waltz goes on
- Susie/Susie (If you knew Susie)
- Dreaming of New Zealand
- Wien bleibt Wien/Vienna Forever
- Ich muß wieder einmal in Grinzing sein
- Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
- La petite Valse
- Bist du einsam heut' Nacht/Are you lonesome tonight
- Du kannst nicht treu sein/You can't be true, dear
- Valse Triste
- Blue Tango
- Rot sind die Rosen, ARV_11/Red are the Roses, ARV_11
- Singing in the rain
- We'll meet again
- Dreaming of New Zealand (feat. Hayley WestenraHayley WestenraHayley Dee Westenra is a New Zealand soprano, classical crossover artist, songwriter and UNICEF Ambassador. Her first internationally released album, Pure, reached No. 1 on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide...
)
International Release
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | 31 Oct 2011 | Decca Decca Records Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades.... |
CD/DVD | |
| Australia | 31 Oct 2011 | Decca Decca Records Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades.... |
CD/DVD | |
| UK | 7 Nov 2011 | Decca Decca Records Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades.... |
CD/DVD | |