The various types of dance performed in the nineteenth-century ballroom all had their individual purpose. Whereas waltzes provided the evening's glamour and romance, galops served not only to provide relief from the prevailing ¾ tempo but also to bring an evening's enjoyment to a rousing conclusion. For such a purpose there could scarcely have been a better example than the exhilarating Prestissimo, Opus 152, in which the momentum never flags, with the brass instruments making a prominent contribution. It was one of the earliest products of Emile Waldteufel's exclusive publishing contract with Hopwood & Crew, whose edition portrays a circus rider bursting through a hoop from the back of a horse. The publication carries a dedication to Madame Isaac Pereire.

(Naxos Music Library)

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Original audio: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kurt Redel (Disques Pierre Verany, 2002)
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Original sheet music: imslp.org/wiki/Galop_prestissimo%2C_Op.152_(Waldteufel%2C_Emile) (W.F. Shaw, 1881)

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