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The Strauss family was one of music’s greatest dynasties. In this glittering disc, we hear such classics as the Radetzky March of Johann Strauss I, and his son, Johann Strauss II’s overture to Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron), one of the enduring masterpieces of the Viennese concert repertoire. The irresistibly exciting Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning) offers thunderous delight, whilst An der schönen blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube) is one of the most unforgettable melodies ever written. Strauss the Elder’s second son, Josef, was an outstanding composer in his own right, as demonstrated by the frenzy of excitement that is the Jokey-Polka (Jockey-Polka).
The works by Johann Strauss II have been performed following the New Complete Edition Johann Strauss (Strauss Edition Wien)
Johann Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron
Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture
Josef Strauss: Geheime Anziehungskrafte, Waltz, Op. 173, "Dynamiden"
Johann Strauss II: Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), Waltz, Op. 325
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), Waltz, Op. 325
Johann Strauss II: Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning), Polka, Op. 324
Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning), Polka, Op. 324
Johann Strauss II: Un ballo in maschera, Quadrille, Op. 272
Un ballo in maschera, Quadrille, Op. 272
Josef Strauss: Auf Ferienreisen!, Polka, Op. 133
Auf Ferienreisen!, Polka, Op. 133
Johann Strauss II: An der schonen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Waltz, Op. 314
An der schonen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Waltz, Op. 314
Johann Strauss II: Champagner-Polka, Op. 211
Champagner-Polka, Op. 211
Johann Strauss I: Radetzky March, Op. 228
Radetzky March, Op. 228
March 2013
“the disc is a very satisfying concert. If this is Johannes Wildner’s audition for a future New Year’s in Vienna, he’s put in a very convincing case...The Annen-Polka is all delicate sweetness and reveals Wildner’s knowledge of how to lend this music real poetic worth. The big numbers like the Radetzky March in no way let down the side”
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Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture
