The very best of Strauss: Excerpts from various orchestral and vocal works

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JOHANN STRAUSS II
The very best of Strauss: Excerpts from various orchestral and vocal works
Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Katowice / Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice / Hungarian Operetta Orchestra / Austrian Radio Symphony

[ Naxos / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Thursday 8 December 2005

This item is only available to us via Special Order. We should be able to get it to you in 3 - 6 weeks from when you order it.

Johann Strauss, the most prolific composer in 19th Century Vienna, wrote hundreds of uplifting Waltzes, Marches and Polkas which are still enjoyed to this day.

Presented in a stylish slipcase with a modern take on John Minnion's composer cartoons, with detailed track listings and accessible texts on the composer's life and an overview of their most famous works.

Tracks:

An der schonen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz, Op. 314
Annen-Polka, Op. 117
Champagner-Polka (Champagne Polka), Op. 211
Das Spitzentuch der Konigin: Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South), waltz, Op. 388
Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gipsy Baron), Act I: Overture
Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gipsy Baron), Act II: Wer uns getraut
Die Fledermaus (The Bat), Act I: Overture
Die Fledermaus (The Bat), Act II: Ach, meine Herr'n und Damen

and much much more