J. Strauss: Waltzes & Polkas (Royal Edition, No. 85)

Jr. Johann Strauss (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Conductor), New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
• Composer: Jr. Johann Strauss
• Audio CD (September 21, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000027NV
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,118 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314)

2. Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood), waltz for orchestra, Op. 354 (RV 354)

3. Perpetuum Mobile (Perpetual Motion), Ein musikalischer Scherz, for orchestra, Op. 257 (RV 257)

4. Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka (Chit-Chat Polka), for orchestra, Op. 214 (RV 214)

5. Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), waltz for orchestra, Op. 325 (RV 325)

6. Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz), for orchestra, Op. 437 (RV 437)

7. Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring), waltz for orchestra (with voice ad lib), Op. 410 (RV 410)

8. Künstler-Leben (Artists' Life), waltz for orchestra, Op. 316 (RV 316)

9. Auf der Jagd (Off to the Hunt), schnellpolka for orchestra, Op. 373 (RV 373)

10. Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), waltz for orchestra, Op. 388 (RV 388)

11. Radetzky-Marsch, for orchestra, Op. 228

Customer Reviews

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is simply a lovely CD., July 22, 2000

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This review is from: J. Strauss: Waltzes & Polkas (Royal Edition, No. 85) (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful CD; I listen to it often. I particularly enjoy the waltzes. It took some work to decide between the various Strauss waltz recordings available but the time spent on research has turned out to be worth it.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Radetzky March ..., May 3, 2010

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This review is from: J. Strauss: Waltzes & Polkas (Royal Edition, No. 85) (Audio CD)

... is the last track on this CD of waltzes and marches from pre-WW1 "Kakania", the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary under the last of the Habsburg emperors. My interest in this music is historical and literary, but I can affirm that Lennie Bernstein conducts these bandshell classics with verve and delicacy.

It's the literary connections that I'm contemplating. The historical novel titled "The Radetzky March" is the best-known and most impressive work by the Jewish Austro-Hungarian writer Joseph Roth. The music must have had profound significance for Roth, as an icon of history, since the march is also mentioned in several other books of his. Likewise, it echoes in the streets of novels by Stefan Zweig, Bohumil Hrabal, and others. Chances are you've heard it, at least if you're over fifty, in a park somewhere. Here's your chance to confirm your memory ...