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STRAUSS I, J.: Edition - Vol. 18

Composer(s):Strauss I, Johann
Artist(s) Marzendorfer, Ernst, Conductor • Slovak Sinfonietta, Zilina
Period(s) Romantic
Genre Classical Music
Category Orchestral
Catalogue 8.225338
Label Marco Polo
Quality   320kbps
Album Price
 
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USD 16.99
 

 
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USD 9.99
 

 


Despite a contemporary critic’s declaration that ‘the waltz is the dance of love and it contains within it more poetry than all the other national dances of the world!’, Johann Strauss I happily penned other dances such as the quadrilles and polka heard here. Nonetheless, captivating waltzes composed for Viennese open-air galas, fairs, festive balls, carnivals and other celebrations comprise the bulk of music on Volume 18 of Marco Polo’s popular edition of the elder Strauss’s evergreen music. ‘Visions of the great dance halls of old Vienna filled with happy dancers hearing these pieces for the first time will dominate your thoughts’ wrote American Record Guide of a previous volume.


   




Review By Pedro González Mira,Ritmo,November 2011

STRAUSS I, J.: Edition - Vol. 18 8.225338
STRAUSS I, J.: Edition - Vol. 19 8.225339
STRAUSS II, J.: Orchestral Edition (Complete) (52 CD Box Set) 8.505226



Review By Brian Wilson,MusicWeb International,March 2011

Surely the 18th volume of the complete works of Johann Strauss Senior must be scraping the bottom of the barrel? Actually, no—I’m beginning to wonder if the father of the dynasty hasn’t been as unjustly neglected in favour of Johann II, as his son Josef has been. There’s plenty to enjoy here, mostly waltzes but with a sprinkling of polkas and quadrilles, in idiomatic performances, well recorded, and with an elegant cover design to round it off. The booklet of notes comes as part of the deal. Don’t forget to investigate the music of Josef, the most talented member of the family, too, on Marco Polo—start with the Naxos highlights disc from the series The Best of Josef Strauss ().

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Review By David Hurwitz,ClassicsToday.com,March 2011

Time flies! Marco Polo is already on Volume 18 of this series, and the problem with publishing complete collections of this music (as with Johann Strauss II), is that there’s just so much of it—and of course it all sounds, if not the same, then at least “of a piece”. Still, it’s important to take note of new releases such as this if only to remind everyone that the project is ongoing, and—more to the point—well worth collecting. Even if you don’t want everything, you should dip in and try a volume or two.

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