Valssi menneiltä ajoilta, a waltz by Ion Ivanovici

Ion Ivanovici (1845-1902) is is best remembered today for his waltz Valurile Dunării (Waves of the Danube) and as soon as you hear this melody you can sing along. Al Jolson turned this into his Anniversary Song .

In Finland another waltz by Ivanovici has been covered by many artists - Valssi menneiltä ajoilta - meaning something like Waltz of the Past. Here is an accordion version by Lasse Pihlajamaa

Can anyone tell me the name of the original work by Ion Ivanovici?

Thom

Valssi menneiltä ajoilta has now been added to the database including almost 10 performances, but I am still looking for the original.................

And still am...............

No progress here...............

I can't help, except to say that it seems this isn't known even in Finland... - http://www.vapaalehdykka.net/forum/index.php?topic=2096.0

The earliest (instrumental) recording seems to be http://www.aanitearkisto.fi/firs2/en/levymerkki.php?Id=Odeon+a+228533+%28+78+%29

Last edit: 2019-07-25 12:18:44 UTC by baggish

Hi Thom,

Valssi menneiltä ajoilta is just another adaptation of Valurile Dunării

JoJo greets

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Hi Thom,

Valssi menneiltä ajoilta is just another adaptation of Valurile Dunării

JoJo greets

Do you know, Joop, or is this just an assumption? All these waltzes sound the same or so...............

Thom

It was my assumption, but listening a bit closer to a few more versions, I begin to doubt.

Sorry for the confusion.

JoJo greets

No problem, Joop, but I started to doubt my own ears.................