Hearing that made me nostalgic, so i sought this recording. These excerpts are occasionally requested at violin orchestral auditions. Vienna was one of the most important capitals in europe during the nineteenth century and was often called the city of dreams. Discover littleknown secrets and interesting discorse on its history, creation, and performance. So said french composer jacques offenbach to his austrian counterpart, at a time when strauss was more known for writing shortform dances. Once conceived as an attempt to creatively outgrow the dancehall, the operetta was a huge success from the outset and still enchants audiences today. Johann strauss has his own society in great britain.
The operetta starts with a sparkling overture, with tunes from the last act and then the fledermaus waltz of the second act party. Grant llewellyn, music director north carolina symphony. Publication date 20910 topics the bat, johann strauss jr. Overture, performed by slovak radio symphony orchestra. Johann strauss ii or johann strauss the younger, or johann strauss jr. This performance is conducted by clemens krauss, a master of the genre, with the vienna philharmonic orchestra and chorus of the vienna state opera. My 9monthold daughter has a little toy turtle that plays a small snippet of one of the tunes. Price new from used from mp3 music, january 1, 2002. Explore our 450 operas, music theatre works, operettas and musicals, from popular classics to the latest contemporary operas. Students are called on to describe the mood of the music, share what they envisioned, etc. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Truth be told, i usually just listen to the overture. Once conceived as an attempt to creatively outgrow the dancehall, the operetta was a huge success from the outset and still enchants audiences today with its unmistakably viennese mix of comedy and sophistication and its uplifting waltz rhythms. In 1873, viennese theater owners were looking for an alternative to imported offenbach, and perhaps were also trying to distract the public from. This is the first recording of it ive ever purchased, and i really enjoy listening to it. Feb 28, 2014 johann strauss ii born vienna, october 25 1825. Playing via spotify playing via youtube playback options. And dont forget to sign up for the new daily download newsletter so you never. The legend for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The cast is led by judith howarth and paul charles clarke fresh from their leading roles in madam butterfly for wno in june 2017. His father, also called johann, was also a very famous composer, and is. Welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday. October 25, 1825 june 3, 1899 was an austrian and german composer known especially for his waltzes, such as the blue danube.
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