Johann Strauss II
Austrian composer (1825-1899)
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He turned the waltz from a scandalous peasant dance into the sound of an empire. Over 500 waltzes, polkas, and quadrilles later, "The Blue Danube" still opens with that river-swell everyone knows.
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Johann Strauss II was born 25 October 1825 in Vienna, son of Johann Strauss I and Maria Anna Streim. His father was already a dance-music composer, but the son outpaced him — by the end of the 19th century he'd written over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other dance pieces, plus operettas and a ballet. His lifetime title was "The Waltz King," earned by making the waltz the dominant social dance across Europe. The catalogue includes "The Blue Danube," "Kaiser-Walzer," "Tales from the Vienna Woods," "Frühlingsstimmen," and the "Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka"; his operettas Die Fledermaus and Der Z…
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Albums
- Strauss - Immortal Masterpieces1994
- J. Strauss, Jr. Edition, Volume 391994
- Strauss & Lanner: Waltzes1994
- The Return Of Horenstein / Volume II1993
- A Night In Vienna1993
- Strauss Highlights: Blue Danube Radetzky March1993
- Die Fledermaus: Highlights1993
- Die Fledermaus / Gala Performance1993
- Classical Treasures: Beautiful Vienna Waltzes1993
- An der schönen blauen Donau / Kaiserwalzer / Radetzky Marsch / Pizzicato Polka / Die Fledermaus (Ouverture)1993
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