An der schönen blauen Donau

Album by Johann Strauss & Orchester der Wiener Volksoper & Peter Falk & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Frank Shipway

This waltz by Austrian composer Johann Strauss II was first performed in 1867. Characterised by sweeping orchestral waltz rhythms, lilting triple-time melodies and rich Viennese orchestration, it occupies a central place in Strauss's output and in the late 19th-century Viennese dance-music tradition, helping to popularise the genre beyond Austria.

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  1. 1.
    Wiener Blut, Walzer, Op. 354
    9:25
  2. 2.
    Russischer Marsch, Op. 426
    2:24
  3. 3.
    Kaiserwalzer, Op. 437
    11:55
  4. 4.
    Ägyptischer Marsch, Op. 335
    2:39
  5. 5.
    An Der Schöne Blauen Donau, Op. 314
    10:02
  6. 6.
    Champagner-Polka, Op. 211
    2:45
  7. 7.
    Morgenblätter, Op. 279
    10:17
  8. 8.
    Freut Euch Des Lebens, Op. 340
    9:20
  9. 9.
    Radetsky Marsch, Op. 228
    2:55

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