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Johann Strauss II
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Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (German: Johann Strauß Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas as well as a violinist. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet. In his lifetime, he was known as "The Waltz King", and was largely responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century. Some of Johann Strauss's most famous works include "The Blue Danube", "Kaiser-Walzer" (Emperor Waltz), "Tales from the Vienna Woods", "Frühlingsstimmen", and the "Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka". Among his operettas, Die Fledermaus and Der Zigeunerbaron are the best known. Strauss was the son of Johann Strauss I and his first wife Maria Anna Streim. Two younger brothers, Josef and Eduard Strauss, also became composers of light music, although they were never as well known as their brother. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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The Blue Danube
164,0882Also sprach Zarathustra
92,0013An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
70,1534An der schönen blauen Donau, Op.314
68,3555Die Fledermaus Overture
54,2776An der schönen blauen Donau, Waltz, op. 314
54,1617Die Fledermaus: Overture
41,4118Pizzicato Polka
27,6389The Blue Danube, Op. 314
22,05010Tales from the Vienna Woods
16,934albums
Strauss, J.: An der schönen blauen Donau (The Blue Danube)
Vienna of My Dreams
Johann Strauss II Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures
Strauss: Die Fledermaus
25 Strauss Favorites
Greatest Hits
Johann Strauss: Waltzes and Arias
Johann Strauss
New Year's Concert
Strauss, Johann and Josef: Waltzes and Polkas
Waltzes
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Die Fledermaus: Overture