Favorite Waltzes

Johann II [Junior] Strauss (Composer), Josef Strauss (Composer), Emile Waldteufel (Composer), Iosif Ivanovici (Composer), Richard [1] Strauss (Composer), Felix Slatkin (Conductor), Miklós Rózsa (Conductor), Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
• Conductor: Felix Slatkin, Miklós Rózsa
• Composer: Johann II [Junior] Strauss, Josef Strauss, Emile Waldteufel, Iosif Ivanovici, Richard [1] Strauss
• Audio CD (October 17, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000000UVT
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,494 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #40 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Waltzes

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Waltzes, May 3, 2005

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Favorite Waltzes (Audio CD)

I don't know what the previous reviewer is talking about (maybe he did spend too much of his money on cheap beer), but this is a wonderful CD of Waltzes. The original EMI Seraphim series featured some of the greatest recordings of the golden age of stereo at absurdly low prices. The titles that are still readily available like this one, for many are out-of-print and fetching prices ten times their original price, are among the best values in the history of classical music. This CD in particular features Felix Slatkin and Milos Rosza both leading the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra in memorable renditions of Strauss Family, Waldteufel and Ivanovici classics. All the nuggets are here -- The Blue Danube, Emporer, Skaters and Der Rosenkavalier Waltzes -- in legendary performances. Don't be fooled, this is a great buy!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, June 25, 2008

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judgepw (Houston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Favorite Waltzes (Audio CD)

This album is wonderful listening. It's one of the favorites in my entire collection.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lets waltz Hollywood style..., February 1, 2008

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vmzfla "vince819" (Orlando, Fl.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Favorite Waltzes (Audio CD)

Hollywood Bowl Symphony(actually the L.A. Phil.)conductors Felix Slatkin(father of Leonard Slatkin)and legendary film composer Miklos Rozsa take us on a generous 76+ min. cinematic journey through the Viennese style waltz.
For anyone wanting just one convient economical waltz disc, will find this program hard to top. The "Blue Danube", the "Skater's Waltz" and the underated "Danube Waves" by Ivanovici are all on one disc. The remastered sound of these 1958-1961 performances is extraordinary. The album concludes with a rousing performance of a Richard Strauss waltz sequence from the "Der Rosenkavalier" which pays a twentieth century homage from one Strauss to another. All the performances are colorful and well played. Overall a real bargain!