Johann Strauss, seen here circa 1868, wrote what is probably the most famous waltz of all time: "The Blue Danube." (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Johann Strauss II, known as "The Waltz King," helped ...

Best known for his rousing waltz "The Blue Danube", which became Austria's unofficial national anthem, many of his 500 dance pieces live on in Vienna's roaring ball season. Strauss's persistent ...

Johann Strauss II is undoubtedly the father of the modern waltz - but who is looking after it in the meantime? We can think of only one man - André Rieu. Here's how he's managed to keep the music of ...

A view of the Johann Strauss monument in Vienna's Stadtpark, created by artist Edmund von Helmer. The Vienna Philharmonic is to play Johann Strauss' "The Blue Danube" in the Austrian capital on May 31 ...

Cannons, fireworks, trumpets, and drums – with the whole orchestra to play with, classical music is the perfect accompaniment ...

Magical melodies and swirling rhythms from the golden age of the Viennese waltz: the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra present a new recording of the dazzling music of Johann Strauss, father and son.

Most of Poland’s symphony orchestras and opera companies invite music fans to special New Year’s Eve concerts featuring a ...

2025 marks the Bicentenary of the birth of the great Johann Strauss, an incredibly successful composer, best known for his Viennese waltzes and operettas which earned him the undisputed title of the ...

MR. JACOB’S A Century of Light Music, to use the more comprehensive subtitle of his book on the Strauss family of waltz composers, at once brings to mind to those of us who have been following books ...

VIENNA, Austria — Even 200 years after the birth of Austria's world-famous "waltz king" Johann Strauss II -- widely revered like a modern-day pop star during his lifetime -- his music has lost none of ...

Even 200 years after the birth of Austria’s world-famous “waltz king” Johann Strauss II – widely revered like a modern-day pop star during his lifetime – his music has lost none of its magic. Best ...