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
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CD Title
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Group/Artist
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Catalog #
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UPC
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Strauss Ouverturen & Walzer
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London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Most
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EMI Classics CDC 754089 2
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077775408928
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Mozart Dances & Marches
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Wiener Mozart-Ensemble, Willi Boskovsky
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Philips 422 506-2
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028942250628
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Haydn: German Dances
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Bratislava Chamber Orchestra, Vlastimil Horak
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Denon
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Amazon download ASIN: B002ECQH1I
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Weber: Piano Music, Vol. 1
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Alexander Paley
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Naxos 8.550988
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0730099598828
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Dance Music from Old Vienna
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Vienna Dance Quartet
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Naxos 8.555689
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747313568925
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Lanner: Waltzes & Strauss Polkas
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Dresden Staatskapelle, Otmar Suitner
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Berlin Classics 0091452BC
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Amazon downloadASIN: B004YKMOEW
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In Vino Veritas
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Donau Philharmonie Wien, Manfred Müssauer
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Bella Musica
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Amazon downloadASIN: B000YCKENC
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Strauss: Valses & Polkas
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Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna, Willi Boskovsky
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EMI Classics 7243 5 74528 2 1
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724357452823
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Best of Operetta, Vol. 1
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Ingrid Kertesi (soprano), Hungarian Operetta Orchestra, Laszlo Kovacs
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Naxos 8.550941
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0730099594127
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