Johann, Josef & Eduard Strauss: Valses & Polkas, Vols. 1 & 2 [Box set]

Johann II [Junior] Strauss (Composer), Eduard Strauss (Composer), Josef Strauss (Composer), Willi Boskovsky (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Willi Boskovsky
• Composer: Johann II [Junior] Strauss, Eduard Strauss, Josef Strauss
• Audio CD (February 12, 2002)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B00005IA08
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #541,872 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

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

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

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

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

See all 7 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Accelerationen, waltz for orchestra, Op. 234 (RV 234)

2. Banditen-Galop (Bandits' Galop), for orchestra, Op. 378 (RV 378)

3. Lagunen-Walzer (Lagoon Waltz), for orchestra, Op. 411 (RV 411)

4. Leichtes Blut (Light as a Feather), polka schnell for orchestra, Op. 319 (RV 319)

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Gruß aus Österreich (Greeting from Austria), polka-mazurka for orchestra, Op. 359 (RV 359)

2. Vom Donaustrande (From Danube Shores), polka schnell for orchestra, Op. 356 (RV 356)

3. Alpenrose for orchestra, polka mazurka, Op 127

4. Unter der Enns (Below the Enns), polka for orchestra, Op. 121

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Disc: 4

1. Morgenblätter (Morning Papers), waltz for orchestra, Op. 279 (RV 279)

2. Buchstaben, Polka-Française, Op. 252

3. Feuilleton-Walzer (Literary Essay Waltz), for orchestra, Op. 293

4. Sport Polka, polka schnell for orchestra, Op. 170

See all 9 tracks on this disc

Disc: 5

1. Dorfschwalben Aus Osterreich (Austrian Village Swallows), waltz for orchestra, Op. 164

2. Im Fluge, for orchestra, Op. 230

3. Delirien Waltz, for orchestra, Op. 212

4. Vorwarts!, quick polka for orchestra, Op, 127

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Johann, Josef & Eduard Strauss: Valses & Polkas, April 24, 2002

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David Sachs (Aurora Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Johann, Josef & Eduard Strauss: Valses & Polkas, Vols. 1 & 2 (Audio CD)

One thing that Amazon failed to note in their catalog, and does not provide direct means for correction, is that this boxed set is an import from Europe, and has notes in FRENCH only. For this particular music, having foreign language notes is not a serious barrier to enjoyment.

Willi Boskovsky and the Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna have produced a polished performance of most of the familiar (and a few not so familiar) Strauss family Waltzes and Polkas.

I recommend this set/