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Strauss Wiener Walzer (Album) by Johann Strauss II

Artist Biography For Johann Strauss II

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.

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