Joseph Lanner

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Josef Franz Karl Lanner (12 April 1801 – 14 April 1843) was an Austrian dance music composer.[1] He was best remembered as one of the earliest Viennese composers to reform the waltz from a simple peasant dance to something that even the highest society could enjoy, either as an accompaniment to the dance, or for the music's own sake. He was just as famous as his friend and musical rival Johann Strauss I, who was better known outside of Austria in their day because of his concert tours abroad, in particular, to France and England. Largely self-taught on the violin, Lanner joined a small string orchestra of Michael Pamer at about the same time as Johann Strauss I did, although he decided to venture into the music business himself and partnered with Karl and Johann Drahanek, forming a quartet that bore his name. The success of this string quartet led to its gradual expansion, and in 1824 Lanner was able to conduct a small string orchestra playing Viennese dance music. Such was the success of his orchestra that it was a regular feature in many Vienna Carnivals, popularly known in the local dialect as the Fasching. It was in 1832 that Lanner allowed his soon-to-be rival Johann Strauss I to deputise in a second, smaller orchestra that was formed that year to meet the busy schedule of the Carnival activities. Already Lanner was fast gaining reputation at the end of the 1825 Carnival season and Strauss I was frustrated at having to deputise when necessary and as a result, his works

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New Year's Concert 2014 / Neujahrskonzert 2014

Dance Music From Old Vienna

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The Romanticists

Lanner: Viennese Dances

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Lanner: Waltzes

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The Blue Danube - The Greatest Waltzes

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60 String Classics for Sleep

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Wiener Musik Vol. 1

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40 Classical String Study Playlist

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Joseph Lanner

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J. Lanner & A.J. Lanner: Hofballtänze

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New Year's Concert 2013 / Neujahrskonzert 2013

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