"Wiener Blut" ("Viennese Blood") Waltzes (Johann Strauss, Jr.)
Written in 1873 to celebrate the marriage of the Austrian Emperor's daughter, Weiner Blut was premiered by Strauss with the Vienna Philharmonic--the first time that august ensemble deigned to play "popular" music by the city's most renowned composer.
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- Type: String Orchestra