Carl Michael Ziehrer

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Karl Michael Ziehrer (also spelled as Carl Michael Ziehrer) (May 2, 1843 - November 14, 1922) was an Austrian composer. In his lifetime, he was one of the fiercest rivals of the Strauss family; most notably Johann Strauss II[1] and Eduard Strauss. Born in Vienna,[2] Ziehrer was taught music by Simon Sechter, a famous Viennese hat-maker. He was soon discovered by music publisher Carl Haslinger,[2] one of Johann Strauss II's publishers, who had fallen out with Strauss regarding the receipts from the latter's lucrative Russian venture. Ziehrer was, in the words of Strauss' first wife, Henrietta Treffz, "one of Haslinger's machinations," and "what Haslinger writes as his own would be passed on the ward to be published as his own."[cite this quote] Her prophecy was, however, only ever partially fulfilled; though Ziehrer's pulsating and lively waltzes lit up Vienna, and though he challenged the famed Strauss family for the Viennese public's affections, his many works have not survived long in today's classical repertoire. Haslinger sought to promote his promising young ward, and in 1863,[citation needed] the young conductor appeared as the head of a newly-formed orchestra aimed at toppling the Strauss dynasty at the Dianabad-saal in Vienna. Not long after that, he secured a place at one of Viennese military bands. As was the current trend, he took over as Kapellmeister of a large civilian orchestra in 1873. He also published the journal "Deutsche Musikzeitung" around the same ti

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ZIEHRER: Selected Dances and Marches, Vol. 3

ZIEHRER: Selected Dances and Marches, Vol. 2

Ziehrer: Die Landstreicher

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Nach Herzenslust Carl Michael Ziehrer Vol.21

ZIEHRER: Selected Dances and Marches, Vol. 4

ZIEHRER: Selected Dances and Marches, Vol. 1

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New Year's Concert 2017 / Neujahrskonzert 2017

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New Year's Concert 2016 / Neujahrskonzert 2016

Wiener Musik Vol. 11

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Vol. 18 Naturstimmen

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Neujahrskonzert 2016 / New Year's Concert 2016

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Heut' ist heut'

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