The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performs Johann Strauss Jr.’s “Wiener Blut,” also known as Viennese Spirit. This performance marks the 150th anniversary of this waltz, which Strauss debuted with the ...
For most people, the mere mention of a Viennese operetta conjures up a waltz of post-Johann Strauss composers—Franz Lehar (The Merry Widow), Oskar Straus (The Chocolate Soldier), Emmerich Kalman ...
A century ago quadrilles and cotillions went out of vogue and every café orchestra in Vienna played its music in three-four time because a nervous little man named Johann Strauss had started writing ...