Johann Strauss II

On the Beautiful, Blue Danube, op. 314

            Johann Strauss the elder and Joseph Lanner are responsible for turning the modest waltz—of humble Austrian, rural origins—into the celebrated Viennese Waltz.  For over a century and half the Viennese Waltz has attained a status as the acme of sophistication, beauty, and elegance.  What would New Year’s Eve be without...

Overture to Die Fledermaus

            Johann Strauss the elder and Joseph Lanner are responsible for turning the modest waltz—of humble Austrian, rural origins—into the celebrated Viennese Waltz.  For over a century and half the Viennese Waltz has attained a status as the acme of sophistication, beauty, and elegance.  What would New Year’s Eve be without...

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