Day 33: Strauss, Waltzes and Polkas
I remember as a small child watching a programme all about
the Strauss family, and this selection of waltzes and polkas reminded me so
much, that I had to go and look up the programme. It was apparently aired in
1972, and its cast included Jane Seymour and Tony Anholt!
Anyway, back to the music! My CD consisted of music by
Johann Strauss Senior, the father of two of the other composers on the disc,
Johann Strauss Junior, and Joseph Strauss. For me, renditions of music like the
Blue Danube Waltz, the Radetzky March and Sport Polka, just bring to mind
pictures of Viennese ballrooms, with ladies and gents all dolled up and looking
elegant, dancing wildly to this fantastic music.
This was a New Year’s Day Concert from 1990, recorded live
with Zubin Mehta conducting the Vienna Philharmonic.
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