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Connections

Hosted By Stephen Peithman

Exploring the often surprising links between concepts, themes and people in classical music, from medieval to modern

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Saturday, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Rebroadcast Sunday, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
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Saturday, August 3, 2019

The Waltz Connection

  

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 loved the world over.

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

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