Johann Strauss II Eugene Ormandy Philadelphia Orchestra - Viennese Waltzes (13 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Johann Strauss II, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra
Viennese Waltzes
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. An der sch?nen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314)
2. Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood), waltz for orchestra, Op. 354 (RV 354)
3. Annen-Polka, for orchestra, Op. 117 (RV 117)
4. Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka (Chit-Chat Polka), for orchestra, Op. 214 (RV 214)
5. Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), waltz for orchestra, Op. 325 (RV 325)
6. Neue-Pizzicato-Polka (New Pizzicato Polka), for orchestra, Op. 449 (RV 449)
7. Fr?hlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring), waltz for orchestra (with voice ad lib), Op. 410 (RV 410)
8. Pizzicato Polka for orchestra, Op. 234
9. Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning), polka schnell for orchestra, Op. 324 (RV 324)
10. Rosen aus dem S?den (Roses from the South), waltz for orchestra, Op. 388 (RV 388)
11. Auf der Jagd (Off to the Hunt), schnellpolka for orchestra, Op. 373 (RV 373)
12. Tausend und eine Nacht (A Thousand and One Nights), waltz for orchestra, Op. 346 (RV 346)
13. Wein, Weib und Gesang (Wine, Women and Song), waltz for orchestra (with voice ad lib), Op. 333 (RV 333)

CD Details

All Artists: Johann Strauss II, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra
Title: Viennese Waltzes
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Release Date: 6/2/1992
Genre: Classical
Styles: Ballets & Dances, Polkas
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 074644816426

CD Reviews

Best rendition of Johann Strauss watzes I have heard

06/17/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"If you love Johann Strauss, this is the best version of his waltzes I have heard. The music is both lively and the cd contains many of the classic waltzes we have heard over and over. I am ordering my second cd in case something happens to the first one. I have many classical cd's, but I find myself going back to this one most often."

Strong Defense for Traffic Jams and Road Rage...

yygsgsdrassil | Crossroads America | 06/26/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"...slip this recording of Johann Strauss' famous waltzes and polkas as rendered by Ormandy and Orchestra, et al, in your car CD or tape player and step into another world in which that guy in the SUV cutting in front of you does not matter to you much. You know that you've heard these great pieces before (the Blue Danube and the orchestral folk music that seem to wind their way in many movies or commercials). They can alter your mood--to relax mode--even if you are not driving. And the price makes this a terribly great product."

Incredible, easily overlooked recording.

M. A ORTEGA | Schaumburg, Illinois United States | 07/10/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD to my recollection has not been rated in the Penguin Guide. Its omission from this compendium is regrettable as I must place these renderings of Strauss pieces among the very finest I have ever heard. The trademark CBS/Philiadelphia sonics on the vintage 1950s/1960s recording are superb. Indeed this may be among the finest of CBS's records of the Philadelphia Orchestra that I have ever heard. The Blue Danube Waltz and the Tales of the Vienna Woods tracks demonstrate the nearly unparalleled heights reached in this era by the Philadelphia Orchestra string section. Having heard now nearly 20 years of New Year's Days Concerts as a benchmark for Strauss Family pieces, I can only marvel at how this recording brings forth the sheer excellence and polish of the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy. Fans of the Strauss Family and Ormandy/Philadelphia will find this CD becoming a reliable favorite ."