Johann Strauss: 28 Waltzes, Polkas and Quadrilles

by Johann Strauss II (Composer)

(World's Greatest Classical Music). The "Waltz King" was one of Vienna's great musical masters of the 19th century. This outstanding collection in our acclaimed World's Great Classical Music Series presents intermediate to advanced solo piano transcriptions of his most famous 28 waltzes, polkas and quadrilles. The Acceleration Waltz, Op. 234 * Artist's Life, Op. 316 * The Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314 * Cagliostro Waltzes, Op. 370 * Carnival in Rome Polka, Op. 358 * Danube Mermaid, Op. 427 * Emperor Waltz, Op. 437 * Enjoy Life, Op. 340 * Die Fledermaus Overture * Die Fledermaus Polka, Op. 362 * Fledermaus-Quadrille, Op. 363 * Kiss Waltz, Op. 400 * Morning Journals, Op. 279 * New Vienna, Op. 342 * O Beautiful May!, Op. 375 * One Heart, One Mind, Op. 323 * Pizzicato-Polka * Praise of Women, Op. 315 * Roses from the South, Op. 388 * Sweetheart Waltz, Op. 418 * Tales from the Vienna Woods, Op. 325 * A Thousand and One Nights, Op. 346 * Vienna Life, Op. 354 * Voices of Spring Waltz, Op. 410 * Where the Citrons Bloom, Op. 364 * Wine, Women and Song, Op. 33 * You and You, Op. 367 * The You're Welcome Poka, Op. 372

304 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2001

About the author

People sometimes call and best remember Johann Strauss the Younger, son of Johann Strauss the Elder and "the waltz king" for his "The Blue Danube" in 1867.

This Austrian composed light particularly dance music and operettas. He composed well more than four hundred polkas, quadrilles, other types of dance music, several operettas, and a ballet. In his life, people then knew the largely responsible popularity in Vienna during the 19th century.

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