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Strauss: Waltzes, Polkas & Marches
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Release DateNovember 11, 1997
UPC Code028945525426
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About Strauss: Waltzes, Polkas & Marches

Boskovsky's encyclopedic collection with the Vienna Philharmonic, recorded between 1957 and 1976, is as close to definitive as one is likely to get. There was a special camaraderie between Boskovsky and the Philharmonic--he was a member of the orchestra's violin section for 37 years and conducted their New Year's Day concerts from 1955 until 1979. There was also a special empathy that these performers, as custodians of a tradition going back to its origins, felt for the music of the Strauss family. It comes across quite wonderfully on these mid-price CDs, which have been painstakingly remastered for an edition every collector should have. --Ted Libbey Amazon.com

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. Walzer, Op. 314: An der schonen, blauen Donau
  2. Polka schnell, Op. 373: Auf der Jagd
  3. Walzer, Op. 410: Fuhlingsstimmen
  4. Pizzicato-polka
  5. Op. 335: Egyptischer Marsch
  6. Op. 214: Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
  7. Op. 173: Dynamiden-Waltzer
  8. Polka-Mazurka, Op. 144: Die Schwatzerin
  9. Walzer, Op. 270: Carnavals Botschafter
  10. Op. 117: Annen-Polka
  11. Walzer, Op. 75: Fesche Geister
  12. Polka schnell, Op. 278: Jokey Polka
  13. Walzer, Op. 235: Spharenklange
  14. Polka francaise, Op. 269: Feuerfest
  15. Op. 29a: Wettrennen-Galop
Disc 2
  1. Walzer, Op. 325: Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald
  2. Polka schnell, Op. 240: Eingesendet
  3. Op. 228: Radetzky-Marsch
  4. Op. 269: Demolirer-Polka
  5. Walzer, Op. 367: Du und Du
  6. Polka-Mazurka, Op.129: Brennende Liebe
  7. Op. 433: Spanischer Marsch
  8. Polka schnell, op.45: Bahn frei!
  9. Walzer, Op.258: Aquarellen
  10. Polka schnell, Op.393: St|rmisch in Lieb' und Tanz
  11. Polka-Mazurka, Op.166: Frauenherz
  12. Op. 411: Lagunen-Walzer
  13. Polka francaise, Op. 235: Piefke un Pufke
  14. Freuet euch des Lebens Walzer, op.340
  15. Musikalischer Scherz, Op.257: Perpetuum mobile
Disc 3
  1. Walzer, Op. 333: Wien, Weiss und Gesang
  2. Polka francaise, Op. 336: Im Krapfenwaldl
  3. Walzer, Op. 346: Tausend und ein Nacht
  4. Op. 156: Napoleon Marsch
  5. Walzer, Op. 364: Wo die Citronen blueh'n!
  6. Polka-Mazurka, Op. 204: Die Libelle
  7. Polka francaise, Op. 57: Moulinet
  8. Walzer, Op. 443: Seid umschlungen, Millionen
  9. Polka schnell, Op. 413: So angstlich sind wir nicht
  10. Polka-Mazurka, Op. 315: Lob der frauen
  11. Op. 43: Explosions Polka
  12. Walzer, Op. 184: Transactionen
  13. Polka francaise, Op. 281: Heiterer Mut
  14. Op. 42: Sperl Galopp
Disc 4
  1. Walzer, Op. 354: Wiener Blut
  2. Op. 211: Champagner-Polka
  3. Walzer, Op. 307: Wiener Bonbons
  4. Op. 449: Neue Pizzicato-Polka
  5. Walzer, Op. 114: Liebeslieder
  6. Ungarische Polka schnell, Op. 332: Eljen a Magyar
  7. Walzer, Op. 316: Künstlerleben
  8. Op. 378: Banditen-Galopp
  9. Op. 426: Russischer Marsch
  10. Polka schnell, Op. 324: Unter Donner und Blitz
  11. Walzer, Op. 279: Morgenblätter
  12. Polka schnell, Op. 133: Auf Ferienreisen
  13. Walzer, Op. 164: Dorfschwalben aus Österreich
  14. Op. 126: Kaiser Franz Joseph I. Rettungs-Jubel-Marsch
Disc 5
  1. Walzer, Op. 388: Rosen aus dem Süden
  2. Polka schnell, Op. 281: Vergnügungszug
  3. Op. 437: Kaiserwalzer
  4. Polka schnell, Op. 319: Leichtes Blut
  5. Walzer, Op. 154: Loreley-Rhein-Klänge
  6. Polka, Op. 291: 'S gibt nur a Kaiserstadt, 's gibt nur a Wien !
  7. Walzer, Op. 143: Schneeglöckchen
  8. Polka-Mazurka, Op. 282: Die Emancipirte
  9. Polka schnell, Op. 259: Mit Extrapost
  10. Walzer, Op. 234: Accelerationen
  11. Polka Francaise, Op. 372: Bitte Schön
  12. Op. 289: Persischer Marsch
  13. Walzer, Op. 212: Delirien
  14. Op. 365: Tik-Tak-Polka

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User Reviews

Average user review: 5.0 (5 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteAn essential collection for Strauss loversQuote
Willi Boskovsky was born and trained in Vienna. Both Boskovsky and the great Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra -- of which he served as as concertmaster for forty years -- thoroughly assimilated the essence of the delightful Viennese waltzes and other music presented on these CDs. This is beautiful music superbly conducted and played by people who understand and love it. All of the favorites and many delightful lesser-known works by the Waltz King Johann Strauss II, his father Johann Strauss I, and his brothers Josef and Eduard are included in this set of six CDs. Very highly recommended. September 28, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteThe Strauss dynasty in very good hands!Quote
The intimate association between Strauss family and this famed director plus the presence of the renewed Vienna Philharmonic have established for the posterity this fruitful album has become through the years, a reference album.

You will find in these interpretations that Viennese flavour, that aristocratic elegance and refined panache so remarkable and distinguished.

Not to be missed.
March 7, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteSuperb collectionQuote
If you love or are just curious about the music of Vienna's Strauss family, this is the box set for you. You need look no further. Willi Boskovsky and the Vienna Philharmonic set the standards for the performance of these sublime waltzes, polkas and marches. The sound is fine, too, even though the recordings are not new. This is, quite simply, a magnificent set. I cannot recommend it highly enough. March 6, 2006

rating: 5 QuoteBoskovsky and the Strauss Family of Vienna.Quote
A long series of Strauss music recordings conducted by Willi Boskovsky provides the contents of this slender, super-compact box of 6 CDs. Those who collected the original issues should check the contents before jettisoning them, because not everything has been reissued here. I especially regret that the vocal version of "An der schönen blauen Donau" has been omitted.

No combination has ever excelled Willi Boskovsky and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in performing this repertoire. Although the waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, marches and overtures were performed over and over again by these musicians, there is never a hint of workaday routine or staleness to be heard here. Everything seems to unfold naturally. Each item's inherent character is displayed. Tiny nuances and felicities of phrasing and a balance that favors the melody and reduces the accompaniment make these performances inimitable. The performance of "Morgenblätter" seems to provide a tad more excitement and impact than the other 85 items.

The recordings were made between 1960 and 1976. They are studio recordings, not deriving from the famous New Year concerts, and all but the few items from the very earliest year provide excellent sound. June 12, 2003

rating: 5 QuoteStrauss's Lover Must Own!!!!!Quote
Budget Price..... Recording and sound are good to excellence .... Let's enjoy and touch the spirits of Vienna now..... October 9, 2001

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