Johann Strauss II (German: "Johann Strauss (son)"; in English also Johann S… Read Full Bio ↴Johann Strauss II (German: "Johann Strauss (son)"; in English also Johann Strauss the Younger, Johann Strauss Jr., Johann Sebastian Strauss) (October 25, 1825 – June 3, 1899) was an Austrian composer known especially for his waltzes, such as The Blue Danube. The (in German) often used "Strauß" form is wrong, since he always wrote his name with "ss" and never with "ß".
Son of the composer Johann Strauss I, and brother to the composers Josef Strauss and Eduard Strauss, Johann II was the most famous of the family. According to the The Blue Danube Songfacts, his father did not wish him to become a composer, but rather a banker. Nevertheless, Strauss Junior studied the violin secretly as a child and when his father discovered his son secretly practicing the instrument one day, he gave him a severe whipping, saying that he was going to beat the music out of the boy. Fortunately, this did not discourage the budding musician.
He was known in his lifetime as "the waltz king," and the popularity of the waltz in Vienna through the 19th century is due in large part to him. He became the "waltz king" by his revolutionary elevation of the waltz from lowly peasant dance to sparkling entertainment for the royal Hapsburg court. Not only did he revolutionize the waltz, but his work enjoyed greater fame than his predecessors such as his father and Josef Lanner. Some of his polkas and marches are also well known, as is his operetta Die Fledermaus.
More recently, there is a concert broadcast on television and radio to many countries worldwide "The New Year Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra". This concert is a celebration of the music of the Strauss family, and has also become a traditional way to see in the New Year. This concert is played live each year in the morning of January 1 in Vienna, Austria. Due to the worldwide popularity of the event, which is always a packed venue, tickets are drawn by lottery if you want to attend the concert.
Each year at this concert a different conductor is chosen and some pick a general theme of that days concert. Among such themes of recent years were the launching of the European currency the Euro, and the expansion of the European Union.
Son of the composer Johann Strauss I, and brother to the composers Josef Strauss and Eduard Strauss, Johann II was the most famous of the family. According to the The Blue Danube Songfacts, his father did not wish him to become a composer, but rather a banker. Nevertheless, Strauss Junior studied the violin secretly as a child and when his father discovered his son secretly practicing the instrument one day, he gave him a severe whipping, saying that he was going to beat the music out of the boy. Fortunately, this did not discourage the budding musician.
He was known in his lifetime as "the waltz king," and the popularity of the waltz in Vienna through the 19th century is due in large part to him. He became the "waltz king" by his revolutionary elevation of the waltz from lowly peasant dance to sparkling entertainment for the royal Hapsburg court. Not only did he revolutionize the waltz, but his work enjoyed greater fame than his predecessors such as his father and Josef Lanner. Some of his polkas and marches are also well known, as is his operetta Die Fledermaus.
More recently, there is a concert broadcast on television and radio to many countries worldwide "The New Year Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra". This concert is a celebration of the music of the Strauss family, and has also become a traditional way to see in the New Year. This concert is played live each year in the morning of January 1 in Vienna, Austria. Due to the worldwide popularity of the event, which is always a packed venue, tickets are drawn by lottery if you want to attend the concert.
Each year at this concert a different conductor is chosen and some pick a general theme of that days concert. Among such themes of recent years were the launching of the European currency the Euro, and the expansion of the European Union.
Vienna Blood
Johann Strauss II Lyrics
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dämonen-quadrille op. 19 Ausverkaufte Tour, aber ich rapp erst seit Corona Ich bin üb…
Fruhlingsstimmen Op. 410 "Frühlingsstimmen" Die Lerche in blaue Höh entschwebt, Der …
Frühlingsstimmen Op. 410 "Frühlingsstimmen" Die Lerche in blaue Höh entschwebt, Der …
Voices of Spring Hear the music of the breeze That comes a humming through…
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kernowoggie
All Strauss is music of the soul. It uplifts and makes us joyous and even when we shed tears these are not in sorrowful
Rayan Heath
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Jagger Carson
@Rayan Heath thank you, I went there and it seems like a nice service :) I really appreciate it!!
tk yaheya
A classy waltz. Its wonderful to have these tracks once again. I missed these great waltzes for a long time. Lucky to have it again after a long absence. Thank so much for the posting. We love you.
Virgina Gobetz
Beautiful ... just beautiful!! Over 100 years old and still so very very lovely.
frankstrawnation
Strauss tinha talento não só para compor mas também para nomear suas composições.
Tâmara Mirely Silveira
Para mim, uma das mais belas de Strauss. Dá vontade de viver.
aurelio andrello
esta valsa refrigera o espirito ,,desejo de viver na eternidade
PowerMastodonte
Essa música é linda demais. Eu vivi essa melodia. Ela faz parte da minha vida!
frankstrawnation
De que forma você viveu essa melodia?