Strauss: The Best of Vienna

Johann II [Junior] Strauss (Composer), Johann II and Josef Strauss (Composer), Johann I [Senior] Strauss (Composer), Herbert von Karajan (Conductor), Lorin Maazel (Conductor), Claudio Abbado (Conductor), Willi Boskovsky (Conductor), Karl Böhm (Conductor), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Herbert von Karajan, Lorin Maazel, Claudio Abbado, Willi Boskovsky, Karl Böhm
• Composer: Johann II [Junior] Strauss, Johann II and Josef Strauss, Johann I [Senior] Strauss
• Audio CD (January 12, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B00000HY9K
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,365 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #12 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Polkas
  • #21 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Dances
  • #43 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Symphonies > Romantic

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Repackaged New Year's Concert 1984 with VPO, etc., February 23, 2005

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John Kwok (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Strauss: The Best of Vienna (Audio CD)

If I'm not mistaken, most of the pieces were recorded originally live during a 1984 New Year's Concert conducted by Lorin Maazel with the Vienna Philharmonic playing in its grand concert hall, the Musikverein. Maazel and the Vienna Philharmonic have had a longstanding relationship dating from the 1960's, and without question, this CD does rank among my favorite New Year's Concert performances (However, the most mesmerizing ones I've heard have been those with the late Carlos Kleiber and Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting.) for the superb quality of the Vienna Philharmonic's playing. Maazel leads the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in some of the most popular works composed by the Strauss family, most notably Johann II Strauss' Tales from the Vienna Woods Waltz, Emperor Waltz, Pizzicato Polka, Blue Danube Waltz and his father's Radetzky March, which traditionally closes out the annual New Year's Concert. Fans of the Strauss family, Vienna Philharmonic and Lorin Maazel, will not be disappointed with this excellent two CD compilation.

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Music as usual, October 7, 2002

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"scarlatti11" (Killeen, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strauss: The Best of Vienna (Audio CD)

This is great recording,
I enjoy listening to it
veru much. This is a
compilation of all the
favorite waltzes by
the Strauss family, that
one might hear at a
New Year's eve concert
of the Vienna Philharmonic...
All waltzes and Polkas are
favorites of audiences everywhere
in the world...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this 2-CD from Vienna Philharmonic!, January 30, 2009

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Gregory J. Hauptman (Bakersfield, California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Strauss: The Best of Vienna (Audio CD)

My favorite collection of perfectly choreographed Johann Strauss ll as well as his father Johann Strauss, and his brother Josepf. Johann ll gets top billing.

This is one of my better investments of the most beautiful music you will ever hear (waltzes and polkas).

I can't get enough. Highly Recommended! I have purchased many as gifts to family & friends.