Notes and Editorial Reviews
"[T]his disc features arrangements of five waltzes by Johann Strauss, Jr., and it could not possibly be more listener-friendly. With its ingratiating melodies, infectious harmonies and irresistible rhythms, the music is among the most charming ever composed, and the arrangers honor that charm with transcriptions as delightful as the originals, albeit scored for much smaller ensembles... [A]nyone interested in knowing what the composers of New Viennese School did for their summer vacation is urged to try this disc. Capriccio's digital sound is crisp and clean yet atmospheric." -- James Leonard, allmusic.com [6/2009]
"[T]his disc features arrangements of five waltzes by Johann Strauss, Jr., and it could not possibly be more listener-friendly. With its ingratiating melodies, infectious harmonies and irresistible rhythms, the music is among the most charming ever composed, and the arrangers honor that charm with transcriptions as delightful as the originals, albeit scored for much smaller ensembles... [A]nyone interested in knowing what the composers of New Viennese School did for their summer vacation is urged to try this disc. Capriccio's digital sound is crisp and clean yet atmospheric." -- James Leonard, allmusic.com [6/2009]
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Works on This Recording
1.
Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Klaus Becker
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Linos Ensemble
Period: Romantic
Written: 1869; Vienna, Austria
Notes: Arranger: Alban Berg.
2.
Das Spitzentuch der Königin: Rosen aus dem Süden Waltzes, Op. 388 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Klaus Becker
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Linos Ensemble
Period: Romantic
Written: 1880; Vienna, Austria
Notes: Arranger: Arnold Schoenberg.
3.
Eine Nacht in Venedig: Lagunen-Walzer, Op. 411 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Klaus Becker
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Linos Ensemble
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883; Vienna, Austria
Notes: Arranger: Arnold Schoenberg.
4.
Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Klaus Becker
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Linos Ensemble
Period: Romantic
Written: 1889; Vienna, Austria
Notes: Arranger: Arnold Schoenberg.
5.
Der Zigeunerbaron: Schatz-Walzer, Op. 418 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Klaus Becker
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Linos Ensemble
Period: Romantic
Written: 1885; Vienna, Austria
Notes: Arranger: Anton von Webern.
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