Lajos Kiss was Hungarian, it seems. I would think it more likely this person: Kuss, Margarita Ivanova, 1921- The first initial is the same, and she is on OCLC with a couple of scores and a recording of songs. But no waltzes. Alec At 02:56 PM 5/21/2007, Steven Smolian wrote: >It's probably Lajos Kiss. Danube Waves? > >Steve Smolian > >----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lewis" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 2:21 PM >Subject: [ARSCLIST] Assistance Please with Russian Waltz > > >Arsclisters, > >I am having an awful time trying to nail down the author of a Russian waltz, >title transliterated as "Amurskiye voln�" but translated variously as "Waves >of the Amur River Waltz" or "Amur's Waves - Waltz" and almost anything in >between. >It is often identified as "Russian Traditional," but the composer's first >initial is "M." and the last name variously given as "Kuss," "Cuess," >"Guess," - in cyrillic it is "Kiocc." >What I'd like to find is a standardized spelling of the composer's name, the >full surname and birth/death dates if possible. I understand that this is a >very popular waltz in Russia, and it emerged during the Russo-Japanese War; >one site provided the lyrics and dated the work to "1903-05," but alas, >provided no composer name. > >David N. Lewis >Assistant Classical Editor, All Music Guide >1168 Oak Valley Dr. >Ann Arbor, MI 48108 >734 887 8145 > >"Never treat an audience as customers-always treat them as partners." - Ted >Healy > >-----Original Message----- >From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karl Miller >Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 1:43 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [ARSCLIST] Copyright > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo > > It made my day. > > Karl > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.6/813 - >Release Date: 5/20/2007 7:54 AM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alec McLane Scores & Recordings/ World Music Archives Phone: (860) 685-3899 Olin Library Fax: (860) 685-2661 Wesleyan University mailto:[log in to unmask] Middletown, CT 06459 http://www.wesleyan.edu/libr/srhome/srdir.htm