Johann II’s grandfather was a humble innkeeper on the outskirts of Vienna and committed suicide after his second marriage; Johann I (1804-49) picked up a love of music from the itinerant musicians who ...

Celebrate the bicentenary of 'The Waltz King' Johann Strauss II and the world of operetta with music by Strauss, Suppé, Sullivan, Bernstein, Offenbach, Lehár and more.

In Austria, the arrival of the New Year is always celebrated to the sounds of Strauss, and in particular the great swirling tune that has become the country’s unofficial national anthem – Johann ...

(Der) Zigeunerbaron, '(The) Gipsy Baron', Movements: Overture Manfred Honeck, Conductor Vienna Symphony Orchestra Johann Strauss II, Composer (Die) Libelle, '(The) Dragonfly' Manfred Honeck, Conductor ...

Violinist María Dueñas with the Orchestre National de France, conducted by Manfred Honeck.

Two hundred years after the birth of Austria's world-famous "waltz king" Johann Strauss II -- widely revered like a modern-day pop star during his lifetime -- his music has lost none of its magic.

Vienna long ago declared as victor the Strauss it calls “the Sohn”, and it’s celebrating his 200th birthday with a full year of happenings, in thanks for gifting the city its signature tune plus ...

Conductor Gábor Káli led the QSO through a concert of some of Strauss II’s biggest hits, but also a few lesser known ones, including one that was written for Vienna Authors' and Journalists' ...

Johann Strauss II—“The Waltz King”—was born on Oct. 25, 1825, in Vienna, Austria. It’s a city he is permanently associated with, now more than ever. In his youth, though, this hadn’t yet come to pass.

Even 200 years after the birth of Austria’s world-famous waltz king Johann Strauss II — widely revered like a modern-day pop star during his lifetime — his music has lost none of its magic. Best known ...

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