Johann Strauss II (1825–1899) is known as the 'Waltz King'. He was the greatest of all Viennese dance music composers. Life and Music The young Strauss had started composing and directing his own ...

Even 200 years after the birth of Austria's world-famous "waltz king" Johann Strauss II -- widely revered like ... like that," Eduard Strauss told AFP. "Life had to be earned," said the retired ...

The French composer Hector Berlioz once commented that "Vienna without Strauss is like Austria without the Danube". But he was referring not to Johann II ... indulged in an early form of sampling ...

Johann Strauss II was born in 1825 and two centuries later he is the result of a groundbreaking decision to correct what the Vienna Tourist Board and the European Space Agency (ESA) are calling an ...

Johann Strauss II now combined both orchestras and for the rest of his life enjoyed a career of fabulous success, composing and conducting all over Europe. Eventually he ran six orchestras running ...

Even 200 years after the birth of Austria’s world-famous “waltz king” Johann Strauss II – widely revered ... like that,” said Eduard Strauss. “Life had to be earned,” said the ...

"Unlike today, there was no insurance, no pension scheme or anything like that," Eduard Strauss told AFP. "Life had to be earned," said the retired judge, 69. Johann made his debut at the age of ...