Having a Ball
Donald Macleod focuses on the highly productive, joyous decade in which J Strauss II's waltzes transcended their original function to become grand concert works.
The story of the Waltz Kings: today Donald Macleod relishes the highly productive, joyous decade in which Strauss II's waltzes transcended their original function to become grand concert works.
The 1860s were a glorious ten years in which Johann Strauss II produced some of his most remarkable music, transforming the waltz he'd inherited from his father from a more civilised version of a country dance, into a highly sophisticated concert piece with endlessly long phrases, depth, and complexity: music which has stood the test of time and is an enduring part of Vienna's cultural heritage.
J Strauss II: Perpetuum Mobile, Musikalischer Scherz, Op 257
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
Wiener Philharmoniker
J Strauss II: Morgenblätter, Walzer, Op 279
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
Wiener Philharmoniker
J Strauss II: Persischer Marsch, Op 289
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
Wiener Philharmoniker
J Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, Walzer, Op 314
Johannes Wildner, conductor
Vienna Mannergesang-Verein
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
J Strauss II: Unter Donner und Blitz, Polka Schnell, Op 324
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
Wiener Philharmoniker
J Strauss II: Sängerlust, Polka, Op 328
Johannes Wildner conductor
Vienna Mannergesangverein
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
J Strauss II: Wein, Weib und Gesang, Walzer, Op 333
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
Wiener Philharmoniker
Producer: Dominic Jewel.
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Johann Strauss
Perpetuum mobile Op.257
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Willi Boskovsky.- DECCA : 455-254-2.
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Johann Strauss II
Morgenblatter (Morning papers) Op 279
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Willi Boskovsky.- DECCA : 455-254-2.
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- 11.
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Johann Strauss
Persischer Marsch Op.289
Conductor: Willi Boskovsky. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.- DECCA : 455-254-2.
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Johann Strauss
An der schonen, blauen Donau - waltz Op.314
Conductor: Johannes Wildner. Choir: Vienna Men's Choral Society. Orchestra: Slovak R S O.- Marco Polo: 8.223250.
- Marco Polo.
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Johann Strauss
Unter Donner und Blitz [Thunder and lightning] - polka Op.324
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Willi Boskovsky.- DECCA : 455-254-2.
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- 10.
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Johann Strauss
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald - waltz Op.325
Conductor: Willi Boskovsky. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.- DECCA : 4552542.
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Johann Strauss
Sangerslust - polka Op.32
Conductor: Johannes Wildner. Orchestra: Slovak R S O. Choir: Vienna Men's Choral Society.- Marco Polo: 8223250.
- Marco Polo.
- 6.
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Johann Strauss
Wein, Weib und Gesang - waltz Op.333
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Willi Boskovsky.- DECCA : 455-254-2.
- DECCA.
- 1.
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