When you think “waltz” you probably think “Strauss”—and for good reason. For the members of the Strauss family made the Viennese Waltz as much a feature of the concert hall as the dance floor.
In this hour, how they—and others—transformed a humble folk dance into an art form.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Strauss Ouverturen & Walzer |
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Most |
EMI Classics CDC 754089 2 |
077775408928 |
| Mozart Dances & Marches |
Wiener Mozart-Ensemble, Willi Boskovsky |
Philips 422 506-2 |
028942250628 |
| Haydn: German Dances |
Bratislava Chamber Orchestra, Vlastimil Horak |
Denon |
Amazon download ASIN: B002ECQH1I |
| Weber: Piano Music, Vol. 1 |
Alexander Paley |
Naxos 8.550988 |
0730099598828 |
| Dance Music from Old Vienna |
Vienna Dance Quartet |
Naxos 8.555689 |
747313568925 |
| Lanner: Waltzes & Strauss Polkas |
Dresden Staatskapelle, Otmar Suitner |
Berlin Classics 0091452BC |
Amazon downloadASIN: B004YKMOEW |
| In Vino Veritas |
Donau Philharmonie Wien, Manfred Müssauer |
Bella Musica |
Amazon downloadASIN: B000YCKENC |
| Strauss: Valses & Polkas |
Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna, Willi Boskovsky |
EMI Classics 7243 5 74528 2 1 |
724357452823 |
| Best of Operetta, Vol. 1 |
Ingrid Kertesi (soprano), Hungarian Operetta Orchestra, Laszlo Kovacs |
Naxos 8.550941 |
0730099594127 |
