Willi Boskovsky

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Willi Boskovsky (16 June 1909 – 21 April 1991) was an Austrian violinist and conductor, best known as the long-standing conductor of the Vienna New Year's Day Concert. Willi Boskovsky was born in Vienna, and joined the Vienna Academy of music at the age of nine. He was the concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra from 1936 to 1979. He was also, from 1955, the conductor of the Vienna New Year's Concert, which is mostly devoted to the music of Johann Strauss II and his contemporaries.[1] Along with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, he was also the chief conductor of the Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester up until his death. A forerunner of this ensemble was the 19th-century Strauss Orchestra founded by Johann Strauss I in 1835. He died in Visp, Switzerland. In chamber ensemble he led the Boskovsky Quartet with Philipp Matheis (2nd violin), Gunther Breitenbach (viola) and Nikolaus Hübner (violoncello). The Boskovsky Quartet, together with Johann Krump (double-bass), Alfred Boskovsky (clarinet), Josef Veleba (horn) and Rudolf Hanzl (bassoon) formed the Vienna Octet. These ensembles made several famous recordings (see below). Boskovsky was also a dedicated and inspired Mozart performer: he recorded all the sonatas for violin and piano, with pianist Lili Kraus, and the complete trios for violin, piano and cello, with Kraus and Nikolaus Hübner. Moreover, he played in Brahms' Concerto in A-minor, Op.102, with Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. His sty

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Famous Waltzes

The Strausses of Vienna

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J. Strauss II - The Blue Danube

Famous Strauss Waltzes

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Classical in the Car

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Johann Strauss II: Waltzes

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Ultimate Classical Chill Out

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Essential Johann Strauss II

Mozart: Complete Edition Vol.2: Serenades, Dances & Marches (13 CDs)

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100 Best Classics

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Ultimate Classics

Strauss II: Champagner Polka - Die schönsten Polkas / Best Loved Polkas

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