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 |
