Waldteufel "transplanted" the Vienna Waltz to Paris. He composed pretty much as the King of Waltz Johann Strauss, but Waldteufel never reached the same melody volume and profoundation.
Among his famous workds which are still on air from time to time are the waltzes "Schlittschuhlaeufer" (The Skater) and "Sirenenzauber" (Siren's Magic) as well as "Espana".
Emil Waldteufel passed away in Paris on February 16, 1915.
