Strauss Jr.: Waltzes

On this CD:

1. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Conducted by Willi Boskovsky

2. Du und Du (You and You), waltz for orchestra, Op. 367 (RV 367)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Conducted by Willi Boskovsky

3. Wein, Weib und Gesang (Wine, Women and Song), waltz for orchestra (with voice ad lib), Op. 333 (RV 333)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Conducted by Willi Boskovsky

4. Carnevals-Botschafter (Carnival Messages), waltz for orchestra, Op. 270
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Conducted by Willi Boskovsky

5. Morgenblätter (Morning Papers), waltz for orchestra, Op. 279 (RV 279)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Conducted by Willi Boskovsky

6. Donauweibchen (Danube Maidens), waltz for orchestra, Op. 427 (RV 427)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Conducted by Willi Boskovsky

7. Wiener Frauen (Vienna Women), waltz for orchestra, Op. 423
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Conducted by Willi Boskovsky

8. Feuilleton-Walzer (Literary Essay Waltz), for orchestra, Op. 293
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Conducted by Willi Boskovsky

9. Flugschriften, waltz for orchestra, Op. 300
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Conducted by Willi Boskovsky

10. Leitartikel (Leading Article), waltz for orchestra, Op. 273 (RV 273)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Conducted by Willi Boskovsky

Tracks:

Roses From The South Op.388
The United Millions Op.443
Where The Lemon Trees Blossom Op.364
Artist's Life Op.316
Treasure Waltz (From The Gypsy Baron) Op.418

Tracks:

Emperor Waltz Op.437
Tritsch, Tratsch Polka Op.214
Wine, Woman And Song Op.333
Eljen A Magyar Op.332
Morning Papers Op.279
Persian March Op.289
On The Beautiful Blue Danube Op.314

Customer Reviews:

Waltz CD review.......2007-05-06

The CD was delivered on time and was exactly as advertised ... good.

Johann Strauss Jr.: 100 Most Famous Waltzes, Overtures, Polka and Marches, Vol. 8

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Johann Strauss Jr.: 100 Most Famous Waltzes, Overtures, Polka and Marches, Vol. 8

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00001NTMZ
Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

Indigo Und Die Vierzig Rauber, Ov - Slovak State PO/Alfred Walter
'S Gibt Nur A Kaiserstadt, 'S Gibt Nur A Wien, Polka, Op.291 - Czscho-Slovak RSO/Alfred Eschwe
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Postillon D'amour, Polka Francaise, Op.317 - Slovak State PO/Christian Pollack
Russischer Marsch, Op.426 - Slovak RSO/Michael Dittrich

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A light and legato approach to Strauss waltzes from the young Welser-Most
Looking for Vienna Ballroom Music?
Superb performances of truly great music.

Strauss Jr.: Favorite Waltzes

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Release Date: 1999-04-20

Tracks:

Artist's Life Op.316
Roses From The South, Op.388
'The Gypsy Baron': Overture
Tales From The Vienna Woods, Op.325
Emperor Waltz, Op.437
'Die Fledermaus' Op.352: Overture
On The Beautiful Blue Danube, Op.314

Customer Reviews:

A light and legato approach to Strauss waltzes from the young Welser-Most.......2006-01-05

Franz Welser-Most was thirty in 1990 when he recorded these famous Strauss waltzes and two overtures (Gypsy Baron and Fledermaus). EMU clearly believed they had found their natural Staussian--they assigned a Thomas Hampson operetta recital and the rarely heard Simplicius to W-M. Certianly he has the touch; the Viennese rhythms are impeccable, always alive and moving. There is not a trace of the mechanical; however, W-M may be a touch too legato and light compared to a conductor like Karajan who fully dramatize these works (this is one gypsy baron without Magyar swagger or fire).

If you want waltzes that glide without touching the floor, sing sweetly, and radiate dappled sunlight, this is a five-star recording. I am holding back a star because the London Phil. doesn't play exceptionally, and I do like more drama. Even so, this super-budget CD is miles ahead of programs I've heard from Boskovsky, Mazzel, Kempe, and quite a few others.

Looking for Vienna Ballroom Music?.......2004-11-05

This is it! A inexpensive yet elegant Strauss waltz collection featuring London Philharmonic Orchestra led by Franz Welzer-Most.

Although seven cuts is its entirety, it is over sixty-five minutes of just gorgeous sound to practice your waltz moves or just enjoy this relaxing, beautiful music.

A steal of a deal at this price.

Superb performances of truly great music........2004-05-01

Johann Strauss II is that most rare of composers--a writer whose works gain rapturous popularity with the public while also garnering the praise of the most austere critics. Strauss was the most popular and financially successful composer of his time, travelling the world with his orchestras and making millions (yes, millions) from both his waltzes and his operettas. Meanwhile, musicians on the level of Hans von Bülow, Richard Strauss, Johannes Brahms, and Richard Wagner marvelled at the fertility of his melodic gift and the brilliance of his orchestration. For a composer, this is the ultimate dream, and none have so totally achieved it as Strauss. Perhaps Gershwin comes closest.

In these wonderful performances from the early 1990s, Frans Welzer-Möst, then the wunderkind of the conducting world, performs Strauss' finest waltzes with the London Philharmonic. If you are going to buy only one Strauss recording, let this be it. Welzer-Möst and the Philharmonic completely capture the joy and vibrancy of Strauss' music, and these renditions are possessed of an unusual rhythmic vitality. Perhaps it was the youth and enthusiasm of the conductor, but this is as fine a Strauss recording as I've ever heard.

Tracks:

Emperor Waltz, Op. 437
Voices Of Spring, Op. 410
Gypsy Baron, Op. 418: Treasure Waltz
Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314
Viennese Blood, Op. 354
Wine, Women And Song, Op. 333
Tales From The Vienna Woods Waltz, Op. 325
Artist's Life Waltz, Op. 316
Roses From The South, Op. 388

Customer Reviews:

Spacious recording, Viennese charm, grand selection.......2004-11-06

Although this disc can in no way compete with the musicianship and the atmospherics on Willi Boskovsky's New Year concerts with the Vienna Philharmonic, it is nonetheless praiseworthy and recommendable. Ondrej Lenard has proved often enough on disc that he is a fine conductor, and whenever one sees 'Festival Orchestra' on a CD label, one knows that the recording was (probably) made using musicians specially selected for this occasion. The thin Naxos booklet gives no details whatsoever, so it is anyone's guess who is really playing here. Nevertheless, the result is good: The recording is a good deal more direct and spacious than on many other early Naxos discs (this one was recorded in January 1988), and the playing (Strauss is taken at a comfortable speed) is rather attractive with a good deal of Viennese charm about it, despite being recorded in Bratislava in Slovakia. And the Waltz selection is grand: here are all those tunes that many of us grew up with and have always loved

Enjoyable Performances of Delightful Music.......2004-10-16

This bargain-priced CD is a perfectly acceptable recording of Strauss Waltzes, and contains some of the most well-known ones. If you wanted one recording of Strauss Waltzes, this would be an ideal choice.

Confidently recommended

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Strauss Jr.: Waltzes

Manufacturer: Unesco Classics
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ASIN: B00004XSL3
Release Date: 2000-08-15

Johann Strauss Jr.: Famous Waltzes, Polkas, Marches & Overtures, Vol. 2

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Mixed Bag

Johann Strauss Jr.: Famous Waltzes, Polkas, Marches & Overtures, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000013P5
Release Date: 1993-02-05

Tracks:

An Der Schonen Blauen Donau (Walzer) - CSR Symphony Orchestra
Indigo Und Die 40 Rauber (Overture) - Alfred Walter
Wo Die Citronen Bluh'n (Walzer), Op.364 - Alfred Walter
Pizzicato Polka - CSR Symphony Orchestra
Tausendundeine Nacht (Walzer) - CSR Symphony Orchestra
Die Fledermaus (Quadrille) - Alfred Walter
Fruhlingsstimmen (Walzer) - CSR Symphony Orchestra
Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka - CSR Symphony Orchestra
Morgenblatter (Walzer) - Johannes Wildner

Customer Reviews:

Mixed Bag.......2005-06-05

There are many better renditions of the “Blue Danube” on the market than this rather smooth and uncontured one from Slovakia, so if you are merely looking for this Strauss super-hit, it would be advisable to go elsewhere (try Willy Boskovsky with the Vienna Philharmonic on Decca). But taken as a whole, this is still quite a pleasing disc, the nine numbers here having been, as I can only assume, culled from the Complete Johann Strauss Edition published by Marco Polo at full-price. The CSR Symphony Orchestra, directed by Ondrej Lenard, makes up for the uninspired opening with fair renditions of the “Pizzicato Polka” and the “Tausendundeine Nacht” waltz, followed later by acceptable versions of “Frühlingsstimmen” and the “Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka”. The playing is not always brilliant, but the overall impression is quite good, especially as the recorded sound is better than on a lot of early Naxos discs (the recordings here were made in 1988 and 1989): if you listen at a slightly higher volume than usual, you will notice that there is much detail captured, with some excellent bass, and only occasionally does the empty recording venue lead to that “cavernous” sound that is so often heard on Naxos. One of the most interesting pieces on this disc is the Overture to Strauss’ opera “Indigo und die 40 Räuber”, here played by the CSSR State Philharmonic from Kosice, directed by Alfred Walter. I have had occasion in the past to criticize Kosice recordings for Naxos, but here both the playing and the sound are superior to the Bratislava CSR SO; the Quadrille from “Die Fledermaus” is also given a spirited rendering by the same orchestra, and it is only the waltz “Wo die Citronen blüh’n” which fails to deliver the excitement that one can expect from Strauss. The last piece on the disc, the “Morgenblätter” (morning newspapers!), is here played by the Polish State Philharmonic, directed by Johannes Wildner, in a more than acceptable rendition in an acoustic that is obviously better than at either of the two Slovakian venues. All in all a mixed bag that can give a good deal of pleasure without in any way being ideal.

Johann Strauss Jr.: Famous Waltzes, Polkas, Marches & Overtures, Vol. 3

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Jolly Selection

Johann Strauss Jr.: Famous Waltzes, Polkas, Marches & Overtures, Vol. 3

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Tracks:

Zigeunerbaron (Ov) - CSR SO/Martin Sieghart
Accelerationen (Walzer), Op.234 - CSR SO/Ondrej Lenard
Bitte schon (Polka), Op.372 - CSR State PO/Alfred Walter
Du und du (Walzer), Op.367 - CSR SO/Ondrej Lenard
Im Krapfenwald (Polka), Op.336 - CSR State PO/Richard Edlinger
Wiener Blut (Walzer), Op.354 - CSR SO/Ondrej Lenard
Eygptian March, Op.335 - CSR SO/Ondrej Lenard
Neu-Wien (Walzer), Op.342 - CSR State PO/Alfred Walter
Leichtes Blut (Polka), Op.319 - Polish State PO/Oliver Dohnanyi

Customer Reviews:

Jolly Selection.......2005-06-05

The five Naxos volumes of “Famous Waltzes, Polkas, Marches and Overtures” by Johann Strauss II are, I assume, collated from the Marco Polo edition of the complete works of Strauss and have been published at full price. Strauss was, of course, first and foremost a composer of dance music, but listening to this series makes it perfectly obvious that he was a lot more than that; perhaps it is no wonder that Brahms was said to be one of his admirers.
This third volume contains quite a jolly selection including some very well-known pieces: the overture to the Gypsy Baron, the waltz Im Krapfenwaldl (complete with birdsong-imitations), the superb waltz Wiener Blut and the Egyptian March, composed for the opening of the Suez Canal. But the other pieces on the disc are also all worth hearing. The performances by the CSR Symphony Orchestra of Bratislava, the CSR State Philharmonic of Kosice (Slovakia) and the Polish State Philharmonic are generally adequate – nobody would mistake them for the Vienna Philharmonic, but they obviously enjoyed playing these pieces under the leadership of a total of five conductors. Perhaps surprisingly, there are practically no variations in the acoustic or sound quality.

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J. Strauss, Jr. Edition, Vol. 46

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ASIN: B0000045V7
Release Date: 1996-04-23

Tracks:

Vaterlandischer Marsch
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Pizzicato-Polka
Marien-Quadrille, Op.51
Strauss' Engagement Waltzes
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Probirmamsell, Polka Francaise
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Pawlowsk-Polka Quasi Galopp, Op. 184
Cagliostro-Walzer, Op. 370

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This is simply a lovely CD.

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Customer Reviews:

This is simply a lovely CD........2000-07-23

This is a wonderful CD; I listen to it often. I particularly enjoy the waltzes. It took some work to decide between the various Strauss waltz recordings available but the time spent on research has turned out to be worth it.

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J. Strauss, Jr. Edition, Vol. 51

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Release Date: 1996-12-17

Tracks:

Polka Mazurka Champetre, Op. 239: 'Wo Klingen Die Lieder' - Slovak Philharmonic Choir
Manhattan Waltzes
Stauss' Centennial Waltz
Strauss' Enchantment Waltzes
On The Alm. Idyll
Stauss' Engagement Waltzes
Farewell To America, Waltz
Romance No.2 In G Minor For Cello And Orchestra, Op.255 - Ivan Tvrdik
Love's Errand. Galop
Doves Waltz
Promenade Adventure. Polka-Mazurka
Country Bumpkins In The Art Gallery - Adrian Erod
The Main Thing - Adrian Erod
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By The Beautiful Blue Danube. Waltz Op.314 - Slovak Philharmonic Choir

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