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| Composer | Strauss II, Johann (1825-1899) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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DublinRTÉ Concert Orchestra Summer Lunchtime – A Viennese Afternoon
Strauss II, Strauss, Geiger, Offenbach
RTÉ Concert Orchestra; Johannes Wildner; Liz Nolan
NorrköpingBrantelid plays Prokofiev & The End of the Waltz
Prokofiev, Strauss II, Kelly, Ravel
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra; Joshua Weilerstein; Andreas Brantelid
ViennaWiener Johann Strauss Orchester
Strauss II, Strauss I, Strauss, Ziehrer
Johann Strauss Orchestra; Johannes Wildner; Ilia Staple
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Freitag, der Dreizehnte celebrates Schoenberg at the Reaktor
What do you get for the composer who made – and also kind of broke – everything? Arnold Schoenberg’s well-documented phobia of the number 13 aside, he could not have asked for a superior tribute in his 150th anniversary year.
A clean, lean “Eroica” from Fischer and the Vienna Philharmonic
Programming his countryman Bartók between two Beethoven works, Ádám Fischer returned to Carnegie Hall with the Vienna Philharmonic.
Superb Dvořák 7 from Blomstedt and Vienna Phil
Blomstedt, in splendid form at 91, also paid tribute to his largely forgotten compatriot Franz Berwald, who died 150 years ago.
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Bachtrack top ten: Johann Strauss II
Music ran through the veins of Johann Strauss II and – despite his father’s opposition – he went on to compose many of the greatest waltzes ever.
Bachtrack top ten: Waltzes
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!