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“ZERO IN ON ZIEHRER” by Des Kelly This is what this remarkable pianist said. “With all my heart I dedicated these self-arranged waltzes to one of the greatest and most gifted 19th Century Composers . Ziehrer loved Vienna, he lived Vienna. His blood was Viennese, and so is mine. Whenever one is caught by the waltz (as I am), Ziehrer is the remedy. The name of this young pianist? WALDTEUFEL This was a personal dedication to a Composer who, although not known as well as some of the icons of this type of music (Johann Strauss for example), wrote some beautiful music, and being a Viennese, from a City that is synonymous with love, obviously had the natural God-given talent to show the World what good music is all about. The fact that this writer loves “Country Music” does not mean that I have no time for any other. This piano ...