Strauss J
Johann Strauss II (October 25, 1825 – June 3, 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger, the Son (German: Sohn), Johann Baptist Strauss, was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet. In his lifetime, he was known as "The Waltz King", and was largely then responsible for th...
WAGNER Preludes & Orchestral Excerpts
BRAHMS Hungarian Dances
DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture
GOLDMARK In Springtime Overture
J. STRAUSS II Four Waltzes
SUPPÉ Poet And Peasant Overture
THOMAS Mignon Overture
music by ELGAR, SIBELIUS, HANDEL, MENDELSSOHN et al
Studio recordings, 1916-1926
Total duration: 2hr 30:36
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Frederick Stock
BACH Orchestral Suite No. 2
DOHNÁNYI Suite in F-sharp minor
SCHUMANN Symphony No., "Spring"
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
music by DVOŘÁK, GLAZUNOV, GLINKA, SMETANA, STRAUSS, SUK, WAGNER
Studio recordings, 1925-29
Total duration: 2hr 34:06
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Frederick Stock
GLAZUNOV Les ruses d’amour
MOZART Symphony No. 40
J. STRAUSS II Emperor Waltz
WAGNER Tannhäuser – Fest March
WAGNER Lohengrin – Prelude to Act 3
GOLDMARK The Queen of Sheba – Ballet Music
STOCK Symphonic Waltz, Op. 8
Studio recordings, 1929-1930
Total duration: 67:21
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Frederick Stock
ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
ROSSINI The Barber of Seville - Overture
MENDELSSOHN Hebrides Overture
J. STRAUSS II Artist’s Life - Waltz
WEBER Euryanthe - Overture
plus piano solos by CHOPIN, JENSEN, LISZT and MENDELSSOHN
Studio recordings, 1923-1930
Total duration: 79:01
Rudolph Ganz, conductor and piano
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture
SCHUBERT "Unfinished" Symphony No. 8
MENDELSSOHN Hebrides Overture
WAGNER Rienzi Overture
BRAHMS Academic Festival Overture, Hungarian Dances
J. STRAUSS II Tales from the Vienna Woods - Waltz
BERLIOZ Benventuo Cellini Overture
THOMAS Raymond Overture
DONIZETTI Daughter of the Regiment Overture
LUIGINI Ballet égyptien
RUBINSTEIN Toréador et Andalouse
VLADIGEROV Bulgarian Suite
Studio recordings, 1928-1933
Total duration: 2hr 29:07
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Berlin-Charlottenburg Opera Orchestra
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
conducted by Julius Prüwer
J STRAUSS II Die Fledermaus
Recorded 1960
Total duration: 1hr 57:05
Hilde Gueden
Waldemar Kmentt
Erika Köth
Regina Resnik
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & State Opera Chorus
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
