Hi,

Can anyone tell me which waltz the following songs are for: the Viennese waltz or the slow waltz

1)Minute Waltz by Chopin

http://www.uploadhut.com/id102520/12%20Minute%20Waltz.mp3

This sounds too fast to be a slow waltz, but the steps for the Viennese Waltz don't quite seem to fit, either.

2) Waltz from the Serenade for Strings by Tchaikovsky

I think this sounds suitable for the slow waltz, but it also seems to fit the V. waltz, which is it?


http://www.uploadhut.com/id102527/02 Waltz from Serenade for Strings Op. 48.mp3

I'm new to both classical music and ballroom dancing, so am not very certain.

Thanks!

THe tchaikovsky would be a nice viennese waltz. depends on the actual tempo of course (58-60 bars per minute is what you want)
Chopin's minute waltz?? This doesn't have the right 'feeling' for dancing any sort of waltz to (i don't think so anyway)

I don't have the sheet music etc for either piece, so I don't know what the tempo is. Does anyone know?

As to the Chopin piece, well what kind of waltz then? I thought there's only the two.

I can't imagine the Chopin bening danceable to any decent performance or recording of the piece. It isn't really the tempo, but the phrasing, which is untypical of viennese waltz; and a musical interpretation cries out for a great deal of departure from strict tempo, which would be so important to dancers.

I have two recordings of first class pianists playing the piece, and it wouldn't be possible to dance any sort of waltz to either. I suppose that someone could use the thematic material in the piece and produce a version in strict tempo, specifically for dancing, but I don't think the results would be very attractive.

Don't think Chopin's music is amenable to ballroom dancing, inspite the fact he composed many waltz pieces. There is a Brahms walz piece that is often played for ballroom linedance. But I have not heard it in ballroom dances. Pity!