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Work: An der schönen blauen Donau (The Blue Danube), Op.314

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ComposerStrauss II, Johann (1825-1899)
PeriodRomantic
Year1866
Work typeOrchestral
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ViennaStrauss 200 – Schampus für Schani!

Musikverein Wien
Strauss II
Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper; Bernhard Steiner; Kölner Männer Gesang Verein

ZurichThe Limitless Orchestra | Igudesman & Joo

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Dvořák, Zimmer, Strauss II, Beethoven
The Limitless Orchestra; Igudesman & Joo; Aleksey Igudesman; Hyung-ki Joo

MunichMeisterkonzert im Max-Joseph Saal bei Kerzenschein

Bavaria Klassik GmbH
Mozart, Strauss II
Munich Residenz Solisten
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Alena Baeva delivers transcendent Berg at The Anvil

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Polished playing and inspirational performances in Basingstoke that underline the exciting relationship between Mark Wigglesworth and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
*****
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Yuja Wang brings dazzling virtuosity to the Gilmore Festival

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Yuja Wang stuns the Gilmore Festival audience with a formidable program of Messiaen, Debussy, Scriabin, and Chopin – and a generous selection of encores.
****1
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A Happy Hallé New Year from Manchester!

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The Hallé and conductor Stephen Bell usher in 2022 with a joyful Viennese concert of music by the Strauss family and other composers. 
***11
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LahtiMay Day Concert, livestreamed in lockdown

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Strauss I, Lehtinen, Brahms, Mozart, Merikanto, Anderson, Estonian student song, Strauss II, Mores, Gardel, Lumbye
Musicians of Sinfonia Lahti
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Spinning into space: how Johann Strauss hypnotised Vienna

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Born 200 years ago, we explore the hypnotic and seductive qualities of Johann Strauss II’s music, and what allows the Blue Danube to so capture the never-ending dance of humankind.

Bachtrack top ten: Waltzes

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As the old year gives way to the new, our thoughts turn to Vienna and the New Year's concert. But which are the best waltzes? Mark and Elisabeth decide!