The Last Waltz

recorded by the Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra

In one way or another, each of us has experienced the Last Waltz. It could have been with an aging parent, a soldier about to leave for a tour of duty, a child just married. It is an experience of both extreme joy and enormous pain. For a moment, the prospect of loss fades into the glory of the tender encounter. But the joy quickly fades as reality returns. You feel the internal struggle, the battle between letting go and hanging on. You strain to record the moment into your memory and, just as you think you do, it is over. You’ve had the Last Waltz.