Dances from Old Vienna.
Waltzes and polkas
by Anton Diabelli, Josef Lanner, Johann Mayer, Vinzens Stelzmüller, Johann Strauss Jr., Johann Strauss Sr., Alois Strohmayer
Ensemble Bella Musica of Vienna,
Michael Dittrich, director

The birth of the Viennese waltz.
Composed in Imperial Vienna—where the court, the aristocracy and the middle class commingled and influenced each other’s tastes—these charming dances recapture a time when nostalgia and the zest for life were inseparably merged. A delightful musical snapshot of Vienna and the Viennese in the mid-19th century.

“Sparkling”
– CD Review

 

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