When you think of a waltz, it’s likely that your thoughts turn to Johann Strauss, the Viennese composer often dubbed ‘The ...

The Vienna Philharmonic is to play Johann Strauss' "The Blue Danube" in the Austrian capital ... but not Strauss' waltz, which has become an unofficial theme tune for space following Stanley ...

Vienna is hosting a year-long 200th birthday party for Johann Strauss II, celebrating the composer who gave the Austrian ...

Johann Strauss II composed over 500 waltzes, polkas and other kinds of dance music. This earned him the name "The Waltz King." Strauss' waltz "The Blue Danube" is considered to be one of the most ...

They’re biographic notes for Johann Strauss, father and son ... arguably Strauss’s most famous composition – The Blue Danube Waltz. “The way it’s played is completely wrong,” he ...

The Waltz King's Blue Danube was left out of the 'Golden Records ... than to ensure his music has a truly universal audience. Johann Strauss II was born in 1825 and two centuries later he is ...

Johann Strauss Senior is known as 'the father of the waltz', though it was his son, 21 years his junior, who earned the title 'the Waltz King'. Strauss's mother died when he was seven and his father ...

Johann II’s grandfather was a ... publicists and booking agents, the Strauss music business was a highly lucrative concern. In 1872 he was invited to America to conduct his Blue Danube for the ...

Enjoy an exuberant celebration of song and dance with works from beloved European composers, including Johann Strauss ... and the breathtaking “Blue Danube Waltz.” ...