Obsessive Waltz

Obsessive Waltz is a rather madcap affair in which the music teeters between cartoon parody and elegant affectation, never quite sure which direction to take. The central character in this whimsical drama is the waltz itself, obsessively looking for an identity by trying one idea, then abruptly rejecting it and moving on to another, only to reject that idea and move on to yet another. Still dissatisfied, the exasperated waltz decides to start all over again. But this time, it begins to play with all the ideas that have been tried and rejecteed, finding its true identity in a happy blend of athletic mischief, colorful humor, and rhapsodic lyricism.