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waltz

Last updated: Mon Nov 03 2025 08:38:30 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

Description

Waltz is characterized by its distinctive triple-time signature, creating a flowing one-two-three rhythm that has defined everything from 19th-century Viennese ballrooms to modern cinematic scores. This three-beat pattern naturally evokes circular, elegant movement, making it equally suited for classical orchestral works, vintage jazz reinterpretations, and intimate contemporary compositions. The form transcends genre boundaries while maintaining its graceful, rotating pulse that feels both timeless and adaptable across cultures and eras.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
37		1960	Alfred Walter	Waldteufel: Famous Waltzes	waltz
40		1964	Stefan Askenase	A Tribute To Chopin	classical piano sonata waltz	sonata # 12
95		1967	Eugene Ormandy	Strauss: Wiener Walzer	waltz
71		1971	Sociedade da Grã-Ordem Kavernista	Sociedade da Grã-Ordem Kavernista Apresenta Sessão das 10	bolero mpb psychedelic rock rock samba waltz	bolero # 24
84		1977	Alexis Weissenberg	Nocturnes Etc.	classical piano waltz	classical piano # 42
26		1979	Tony Evans & His Orchestra	Dance The Viennese Waltz	waltz
46		1980-10	Peter Sarstedt	The Best Of Peter Sarstedt: Where Do You Go My Lovely?	folk soft rock waltz
17		1982	Tony Evans	May I Have The Next Dream	tango waltz
50		1983	The Cleveland Orchestra	Ravel: Piano Concertos; Valses nobles et sentimentales	classical contemporary classical orchestra piano waltz
74		1984	Frédéric Chopin	CHOPIN: Waltzes Nos. 1-14 (Cortot) (1933-1949)	piano classical
81		1984	Frank Sinatra	A Lovely Way To Spend The Evening	jazz
52		1986	Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra	Chostakovitch - Valse, Symphonie n°5, Concerto pour piano et cordes n°1
63		1989	Granfalloon	Busy, Busy, Busy
90		1990	Johann Strauss II	Vienna of My Dreams	classical	classical # 38 austria # 74
43		1990	Bedlam Rovers	Misty Village : Rare & Unreleased 1987 - 1989	celtic lo-fi waltz
76		1990	Sven-Bertil Taube	Seglarsånger	waltz
28		1991	Ross Mitchell	Sweet Beat	rumba samba tango waltz	rumba # 1
68		1991	Frédéric Chopin	Nocturnes Preludes Waltzes	classical piano waltz
47		1991	Dubravka Tomsic	Chopin: Waltzes, Op. 34, 64, 69 & 70 - Nocturnes
49		1993	Max Greger	Tanzen '94	blues reggae rumba samba tango waltz	rumba # 29
39		1995	Graham Dalby & The Grahamophones	Let's Dance the Waltz	waltz
55		1995	Reijo Taipale	Juhlavalssit	waltz
20		1996	Lorin Maazel, Wiener Philharmoniker	The Best Of The New Year's Concerts
31		2000	Berliner Philharmoniker	An der schönen, blauen Donau
89		2003	Slow Coming Day	Farewell to the Familiar	christian emo pop rock waltz
79		2003-11-04	Love Me Destroyer	Black Heart Affair	waltz
5		2004	Klaus Hallen	Klaus Hallen Studio Tanz Orchester 4	rumba samba tango waltz
11		2004	Klaus Hallen	Klaus Hallen Studio Tanz Orchester 3	rumba samba tango waltz
96		2004-10-04	Michael Andrews	Donnie Darko (Soundtrack & Score)	waltz
53		2005	Childsplay	The Great Waltz	waltz
94		2005-06-07	Matson Jones	Matson Jones	waltz
91		2005-09-27	The Blackout Pact	Hello Sailor	jazzcore waltz	jazzcore # 87
85		2005-12-06	Vices I Admire	Plan B.	waltz
80		2006	The National Pep	Citizen Gomez	baroque pop country exotica sunshine pop waltz	exotica # 7 sunshine pop # 9
15		2006	Rudy Giovannini	Viva Strauss	schlager waltz
73		2006-02	The Love Letter Band	Fear Not My Brothers, Fear Not My Sisters, For I Have Seen The Future
69		2006-11	Ataraxia	Paris Spleen	dark cabaret	dark cabaret # 44
87		2007	I Am The Ocean	...And Your City Needs Swallowing	waltz
57		2007-02-20	Monofog	runner	waltz
86		2007-07-02	Thriller	Thriller	waltz
62		2007-10-02	Condor Moments	And Though We're Told We've Got It All, The All We've Got Is Freezing Cold
98		2008	Dmitri Shostakovich	Shostakovich: The Jazz Album	jazz piano waltz
25		2009	Various Artists	With Swingin' Dragon & Tiger Boogie	bebop boogie jazz swing waltz
61		2009	Various Artists	Locomotiv-Musik 2: A Musical Train Ride	waltz
51		2009-04-27	BUBBLESAURUSREX	Jurgmokalendi	8-bit chiptune ambient noise dark ambient dub electronica glitch trip-hop	ambient noise # 67
10		2009-04-27	BUBBLESAURUSREX	bubblo	8-bit ambient ambient noise chiptune dark ambient dub noise waltz
2		2009-08-06	Tom Wolf	INCOMPLETE - Tom Wolf	freestyle germany piano waltz
83		2010-02-01	Deborah Lurie	Dear John: Original Motion Picture Score Album	composer contemporary classical instrumental soundtrack waltz
33		2011	Nellie Wilson and the Hellbound Honeys	Taking the "O" out of Country	classic country country country rock outlaw country waltz
58		2011-03-31	Howlin' Lord	Gold Fury	americana ballad banjo bristol country duet folk rock freak folk male singer songwriter rockabilly southern rock waltz	banjo # 7 duet # 18
93		2011-06-27	Vernian Process	Something Wicked (That Way Went)	progressive rock steampunk waltz	steampunk # 72
48		2012-09-07	Rudy Giovannini & Strato-Vani	Viva Strauss	german schlager waltz
82		2013-07-09	Gregory Alan Isakov	The Weatherman [Explicit]	acoustic folk male vocalists singer-songwriter waltz
97		2014-01-31	Scott BradLee's Postmodern Jukebox	Twist is the New Twerk	jazz pop swing waltz	swing # 15
88		2015	Berliner Philharmoniker	Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker	waltz
4		2016-12-01	Simon Wilkinson	The Pussycat Waltz	classical waltz
32		2017	Ioannis T. Metallinos	Mirrors of the Earth	greek soundtrack waltz
59		2017-05-25	Andrew Huang	A To Z 2	aggrotech crunkcore death metal deathcore easy listening ebm funk glam metal hardstyle j-pop krautrock lounge nu metal pop punk ragtime rap metal skate punk surf rock trap uplifting trance waltz zydeco	ragtime # 33 crunkcore # 51
8		2018	Klaus Hallen	Klaus Hallen Studio Tanz Orchester 2	rumba samba tango waltz
100		2018-10-24	Ichiko Aoba	meringue doll	chamber pop waltz	chamber pop # 16
30		2019	Daniel Dockery	Gabriela	piano solo piano waltz
18		2020	Aleksandra Mikulska	Expressions	classical classical piano piano waltz
66		2020	FOWL	InaStorMental	alternative canada heavy metal jazz progressive rock rock waltz
67		2020	FOWL	Killing Time With FOWL and Friends	comedy funk fusion heavy metal humour jazz progressive rock rap rock waltz
35		2020-10-23	Dora Lachaise	Bone Collector	acoustic singer-songwriter soundtrack waltz
54		2021	Stephen Kovacevich	Chopin; Ravel: Waltzes	classical classical piano piano waltz
45			Deister Orchestra	Waltz in 10edo	microtonal waltz	microtonal # 38
60			Wouter Bruys	Taiga	instrumental ambient soundtrack	clarinet # 27
70			Marzia Gaggioli	Classica n.10	baroque classical classical composer composer concert contemporary classical instrumental italian orchestral piano strings waltz	concert # 45 classical composer # 95
72			Marzia Gaggioli	Classica N.4	baroque chillout classical composer contemporary classical instrumental italian baroque waltz	italian baroque # 94
78			Marzia Gaggioli	Classica N.3	baroque chillout classical classical composer composer contemporary classical string quartet strings waltz	strings # 20 string quartet # 45 classical composer # 100
1			Florian Behnsen	At the end of the world	ambient choir orchestra orchestral percussion soundtrack waltz
6			Alex S Dewett	A Drop in The Ocean	chillout electro instrumental sheffield waltz
12			Sleep Slumber Sleep	The Tide EP	ambient folk freak folk waltz
13			青木佳乃	幻想水滸伝ティアクライス オリジナルサウンドトラック disc1	japanese soundtrack waltz
14			Folkin Dead	Autumn Kind	folk waltz
16			Dudley & Jacqueline Laufman with the Sugar River String Band	Where'd You Get Them Great Chunes	fiddle waltz
19			Mike Dunn & Janet Muse	Sunday In Greenwood	acoustic folk piano waltz
21			Stephan Beneking	Beneking Pure Piano - recordings by Pianists	classical neoclassical piano piano solo waltz
22			香取光一郎	音の見本帳 その1(上巻) アコーディオン独奏によるオリジナル作品集	accordion japanese waltz
23			Carles Lama & Sofia Cabruja	Carles & Sofia Piano Duo. Brahms Waltzes Op. 39	classical classical piano piano waltz
24			De.SenseS	mating you. - Soundtrack	instrumental orchestral soundtrack waltz
27			Man's an Idiot	A Noseful of Soup	banjo folk piano soundtrack tango waltz
34			Sintez - Group Charivna	Ukrainian songs	waltz
36			Spotted Pinto Bean.	trash bags and paper plates	acid jazz alternative alternative rock ambient american art punk art rock asian chinese country cyberpunk diy drone drone rock electronic experimental rock fusion garage punk grindcore grunge hard rock hardcore idm indie rock industrial industrial rock instrumental j-rock japan japanese jazz lo-fi los angeles math rock modern rock new wave new weird america no wave noise noise pop noise rock pop pop punk pop rock post-hardcore post-punk progressive rock psychedelic rock punk rock rock sludge southern rock space rock stoner rock usa waltz
38			Ellis Eugene Winningham	The Complete Serenades	classical contemporary classical easy listening funk instrumental opera orchestral piano pop soundtrack symphony waltz
41			Glede	GLEDE Demosongs Februar 2007	norwegian waltz
42			Crazy Low Budget	Crazy Low Budget	brooklyn funk rap waltz
44			Duplex-Ache	Arkay	electronica japanese rock rock waltz
56			Men From Italy	The Remixes Vol 1	waltz
64			De.SenseS	Principaux - Best of Classical	acoustic classical downtempo easy listening instrumental lounge orchestral organ soundtrack waltz
75			The Philadelphia Orchestra	Blue Danube Strauss Waltzes	waltz
77			Eugene Ormandy	Strauss Waltzes: Basic 100 Volume 6	waltz
92			Johann Strauss II	Famous Strauss Waltzes	classical waltz
3			Johann Strauss II	STRAUSS II, J.: Edition - Vol. 43
7			Johann Strauss II	STRAUSS II, J.: Edition - Vol. 26
9			Johann Strauss II	STRAUSS II, J.: Edition - Vol. 33
29			Maestro Pedro Ruiz, Felipe Ruiz, Manuel Ruiz	L'Art du salterio mexicain
65			Lana Ross, Anna Moor & Andrei Krylov	Celtic Air, Music For Guitar And Violin / Fiddle, Scottish, Irish, Newfoundland ' Jigs, Ballads
99			Separate Exemplary Orchestra of USSR Defense Ministry, Exemplary Orchestra of Interior Forces of USSR MOI	Old Waltzes

Related genres

• classical
• piano
• instrumental
• jazz
• soundtrack
• folk
• tango
• contemporary classical
• rock
• progressive rock