and in particular the great swirling tune that has become the country's unofficial national anthem - Johann Strauss II's An der schOnen blauen Donau, or The Blue Danube waltz. Every New Year's Eve ...

Johann Strauss II now combined both orchestras and for the rest of his life enjoyed a ... In 1872 he was invited to America to conduct his Blue Danube for the colossal fee of $100,000 for 14 ...

Don your finest ball gown or grab your tailcoat; the enchantment of the ballroom and Johann Strauss II beckons!

Johann Strauss II (1825–1899) is known as the 'Waltz King'. He was the greatest of all Viennese dance music composers. Life and Music The young Strauss had started composing and directing his own ...

Live from Vienna, Petroc Trelawny presents a concert marking a year of celebration commemorating the 200th anniversary of Johann Strauss ... By the Beautiful Blue Danube and the foot-stamping ...

Famous for his iconic waltz The Blue Danube, Die Fledermaus is undoubtedly Johann Strauss’s most popular opera, renowned for ...

Audiences can expect famous pieces such as The Blue Danube, an iconic symbol of Vienna and of Johann Strauss. The concerts on February 15 at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre and on February 16 at ...

Johann Strauss Senior is known as 'the father of the waltz', though it was his son, 21 years his junior, who earned the title 'the Waltz King'. Strauss's mother died when he was seven and his father ...