The operetta starts with a sparkling overture, with tunes from the last act and then the fledermaus waltz of the second act party. Feb 28, 2014 johann strauss ii was becoming the king of the waltz, the most famous musician in austria. It is a notwellknown fact that robert stolz the conductor in this performance met johann strauss at the tender age of 19, in the last year of strauss life. It was apparently a very fruitful meeting, as strauss encouraged stolz to pursue a life of conducting and composing, which stolz did for the next seventyodd years, in much the same. The legend for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. 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 ii, carlos kleiber, julia varady, lucia popp. Johann strauss ii was becoming the king of the waltz, the most famous musician in austria. The piece was based on a popular french vaudeville comedy, its action tidied up for the supposedly moreelevated tastes of viennese audiences. These excerpts are occasionally requested at violin orchestral auditions. Johann strauss ii the blue danube waltz skip to main search results. Johann strauss ii composer 18251899 play or download midi files from classical archives. 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. Download program page pdf buy tickets to this performance, july 29. Overture, performed by slovak radio symphony orchestra. Explore our 450 operas, music theatre works, operettas and musicals, from popular classics to the latest contemporary operas. Carlos kleiber 19302004 made few studio recordings, so this is very important. Among johann strauss most famous overtures, this delightful selection abounds with memorable melodies that your audience will surely recognize, and the shifts. Welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday. Get a free mp3 of johann strauss ii tales from the.
Johann strauss has his own society in great britain. Johann strauss ii, carlos kleiber, julia varady, lucia. So said french composer jacques offenbach to his austrian counterpart, at a time when strauss was more known for writing shortform dances. Publication date 20910 topics the bat, johann strauss jr.