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Work: Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning Polka), Op.324

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ComposerStrauss II, Johann (1825-1899)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeOrchestral
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PooleNew Year Viennese Gala

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Strauss II, Lehár, Strauss
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Mark Wigglesworth; Elizabeth Watts

TauntonNew Year Viennese Gala

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Strauss II, Lehár, Strauss
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Mark Wigglesworth; Elizabeth Watts

ManchesterViennese New Year

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Strauss II, Lehár, Suppé, Zeller
The Hallé; Stephen Bell; Soraya Mafi
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Vienna meets London: Grosvenor and the Vienna Radio Symphony

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Hannah Eisendle's Heliosis proves the highlight of Prom 36, with Benjamin Grosvenor giving a performance of quality in Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto.
***11
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Philadelphia Orchestra rings in the New Year with essential Beethoven

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Amid stressful cancelations and last-minute program shifts, Xian Zhang offered thrilling interpretations of classic Beethoven and Rossini works in her Philadelphia Orchestra debut.
*****
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Russian fire and French nightmare in Jūrmala

One of the great performances of a concerto which gets so many performances.
****1
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VerbierVerbier Festival Orchestra / Manfred Honeck

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Dvořák, Strauss II, Strauss
Verbier Festival Orchestra; Manfred Honeck; Gautier Capuçon
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Bachtrack top ten: Johann Strauss II

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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.