Tim Mahon wrote:

>Now, before I beard WGMS in their den and take them to task -- is the
>piece originally by Waldteufel? And if so, why did Chabrier bother
>orchestrating it, since the piece on the radio this afternoon seemed
>to be indistinguishably orchestrated from my memory of the Chabrier!

My Gramophone catalogue - a quite reliable source - lists under Waldteufel:

   "Espana - waltz(Op. 236) (1886) (after Chabrier)."

Chabrier's "rapsodie" was composed in1883. I believe it is not in waltz
time. Chabrier himself arranged the original orchestral work for piano duet.

Regards,

Bill Karzas                     [log in to unmask]