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Johann Strauss Edition, Vol. 23 / Pollack, Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Strauss I: Fortuna-Polka, for orchestra, Op. 219; Wiener Kreuzer-Polka, for orchestra, Op. 220; Oesterreichischer National-Garde-Marsch, for orchestra, Op. 221; Aeaciden, waltz for orchestra, ...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: ; Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina

Despite charitable funds raised by the Fortune and Viennese Kreutzer polkas, revolutionary Habsburg insurgencies became a dangerous fact of life in the Vienna of 1848....continue...
Recording information: Fatra House of Arts, Zilina, Slovakia (01/07/2012-01/08/2012)....continue...

Strauss Family: Favourite Dances / Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra - Johannes Wildner

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron; Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Opern-Maskenball-Quadrille (Masked Ball Quadrille), for orchestra, Op. 384; An...
Conductors: Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra

T he Strauss family was one of music's greatest dynasties. In this glittering disc, we hear such classics as the Radetzky March of Johann Strauss...continue...
Recording information: Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (04/02/2012-04/03/2012)....continue...

Johann Strauss Edition, Vol. 22 / Christian Pollack - Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2012-06-26

Works: Johann Strauss I: Die Schwalben Waltzes, Op. 208; Oesterreichischer Defilir-Marsch, for orchestra, Op. 209; Beliebte Kathinka-Polka, for orchestra, Op. 210; Des Teufels Antheil, quadrille for orchest...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: ; Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina

The year 1847 witnessed a rich variety of scores from Johann Strauss (the Elder). In May he wrote The Swallows, sparkling avian waltzes, soon after...continue...
Recording information: Fatra House of Arts, Zilina, Slovakia (04/04/2011-04/06/2011)....continue...

Summer At Hazel Hill, 1871 - Works by Josef and Johann Gung'l, Lumbye, Lanner, Labitzky et al. / Eichenholz

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2012-06-26

Works: Josef Gungl: Die Immortellen, walze for orchestra, Op. 82; Plaudermäulchen, polka for orchestra, Op. 227; Gruss an Stockholm, march for orchestra, Op. 260; Indianer, polka for orchestra, Op. 78;...
Conductors: Eichenholz, Mika
Ensemble: ; Stockholm Strauss Orchestra

From one of the most famous 19th-century families of musicians and known as "The Strauss of Berlin", Hungarian-born Josef Gung'l toured widely with his orchestras,...continue...
Recording information: Hazelius-Hall, Hasselbacken, Stockholm, Sweden (03/19/2011-03/20/2011)....continue...

Johann Strauss I Edition, Vol. 21 / Christian Pollack

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2012-04-24

Works: Johann Strauss I: Charivari-Quadrille, for orchestra, Op. 196; Bouquets, waltz for orchestra ("Annen-Bouquets-Walzer," in remembrance of Troppau), Op. 197; Ländlich, sittlich!, waltz in Län...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: ; Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina

Memorials, Name Days, and aristocratic connections were just some of the many incentives for Johann Strauss the Elder to pour forth his unrivalled series of...continue...
Recording information: Fatra House of Arts, Zilina, Slovakia (03/18/2011-03/20/2011)....continue...

Johann Strauss I Edition, Vol. 20

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2011-12-13

Works: Johann Strauss I: Sofien-Tänze, waltz for orchestra, Op. 185; Moldau-Klänge, waltz for orchestra ("Prager Juristen-Ball-Tänze"), Op. 186; Concert-Souvenir-Quadrille, for orchestra, Op....
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: ; Slovak Sinfoniette Zilina

Johann Strauss the Elder's compositions of the mid-1840s are among his very finest. As ever they are saturated with his seemingly inexhaustible vitality and invention,...continue...
Recording information: Fatra Concert Hall, Zilina, Slovakia (01/17/2011-01/19/2011)....continue...

Strauss I Edition, Vol. 18

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2011-02-22

Works: Johann Strauss I: Rosen ohne Dornen, waltz for orchestra, Op. 166; Wiener-Früchteln, waltz for orchestra, Op. 167; Wilkommen-Rufe, waltz for orchestra, Op. 168; Die vier Haimonskinder, quadrille...
Conductors: Marzendorfer, Ernst

Captivating waltzes composed for Viennese open-air galas, fairs, carnivals and other celebrations comprise the bulk of music on Volume 18 of Marco Polo's popular edition...continue...
Recording information: Fatra House of Arts, Zilina, Slovakia (04/30/2009-05/02/2009)....continue...

Johann Strauss Edition, Vol. 17

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2010-12-14

Works: Johann Strauss I: Volksgarten-Quadrille, for orchestra, Op. 157; Nur Leben!, waltz for orchestra, Op. 159; Redoute-Quadrille, for orchestra, Op. 158; Waldfräuleins Hochzeits-Tänze, waltz fo...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian

This seventeenth volume in Marco Polo’s popular Johann Strauss I Edition celebrates the internationally adulated Viennese composer’s unflagging ability to create dance music for all...continue...
Recording information: Fatra House of Arts, Zilina, Slovakia (01/11/2010-01/13/2010)....continue...

Johann Strauss Edition, Vol. 16

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2010-04-27

Works: Johann Strauss I: Die Dämonen, waltz for orchestra, Op. 149; Künstler-Ball-Tänze, waltz for orchestra, Op. 150; Ferdinand-Quadrille, for orchestra ("Quadrille zur allerhöchsten Na...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian

This sixteenth volume in Marco Polo's ongoing Johann Strauss I Edition includes dances that reflect topical events, obsessions and the ever ubiquitous cult of the...continue...
Recording information: Fatra House of Arts, Zilina, Slovakia (05/04/2008-05/06/2008)....continue...

The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto: 50th Anniversary Edition

2 CD / Marco Polo / 2009-12-15

Works: He Zhan-hao / Chen Gang: Concerto for Violin ("Butterfly Lovers"); Yellow River Composers' Committee: Yellow River Concerto for piano & orchestra
Performers: Cheng-Zong, Yin; Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Chengwu, Fan; Leaper, Adrian

Johann Strauss Sr. Edition Vol 12 / Ernst Märzendorfer, Zilina Slovak Sinfonietta

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2008-09-30

Works: Johann Strauss I: Taglioni-Waltzer, Op. 110; Londoner Saison-Walzer, Op. 112; Die Berggeister Walzer, Op. 113; Rosen Blätter Walzer, Op. 115; Wiener-Gemüths Walzer, Op. 116; Myrthen Walzer,...
Conductors: Marzendorfer, Ernst

In a career that spanned a period from the 1820s until his death in 1849, the older Johann Strauss established an unrivalled position for himself...continue...

J. Strauss I Edition Vol 10 / Märzendorfer, et al

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2006-12-12

Works: Johann Strauss I: Künstler-Ball-Tänze, waltz for orchestra, Op. 94; Die Hugenotten, cotillion for orchestra (after themes from Meyerbeer's opera "Les Huguenots"), Op. 9; Die Nachtwandler, O...
Conductors: Marzendorfer, Ernst

The works featured on this recording date from the 1830s, when the elder Johann Strauss was pre-eminent in the ballrooms of Biedermeier Vienna. Among the...continue...

Johann Strauss I Edition Vol 3 / Märzendorfer, et al

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2004-01-01

Works: Johann Strauss I: Es ist nur ein Wien!, waltz for orchestra, Op. 22; Hirten-Galopp, for orchestra, Op. 28; Josephstädter-Tänze, waltz for orchestra, Op. 23; Wettrennen-Galopp, Op. 29a; Hiet...
Conductors: Marzendorfer, Ernst

The older Johann Struass established an unrivaled position for himself among composers and peformers of dance music in Vienna. All the works featured on this...continue...

British Light Music - Ron Goodwin / New Zealand Symphony

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1996-04-22

Works: Ron Goodwin: 633 Squadron; Drake 400 Suite, for orchestra; Puppet Serenade, for orchestra; New Zealand Suite, for orchestra; Arabian Celebration, for orchestra; The Venus Waltz, for orchestra; Prison...
Conductors: Goodwin, Ron
Ensemble: ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Chinese Composers Series - Du Mingxin: Violin Concerto, etc

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1995-03-06

Works: Du Ming-Xin: Concerto for Violin; Concerto for piano No 1 "Spirit of Spring"
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Jean, Kenneth; Zuohuang, Chen
Ensemble: ; Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

Chinese Music Series - Best Chinese Evergreens / Choo Hoey

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1995-03-06

Works: Chinese Traditional: Parting Tears (Mandarin Song); Love Token (Mandarin Song); Love at Parting (Mandarin Song); Counting Sparrows (Mandarin Song); Garden of Dreams (Mandarin Song); Midnight Fragranc...
Conductors: Hoey, Choo [Singapore]

Chinese Music Series - Chinese and Other Asian Evergreens

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1995-02-03

Works: Anonymous: Nightingale, The (Shanghai song); Dreaming by the River in Spring; Song of the Fishermen; Midnight Fragrance; The Maidens of Alisan; Bengawan Solo; Happiness; Dahil Saiyo; Dark Clouds in t...
Conductors: Hoey, Choo [Singapore]

Chinese Music Series -The Mermaid, Harvest Scenes/ Kektjiang

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1994-12-08

Works: Zujiang Wu: Mermaid, ballet suite; Chu Wei: Harvest Scenes, symphonic suite
Conductors: Kektjiang, Lim

Chinese Composers Series - Chen Gang: Violin Concerto, etc

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1994-11-18

Works: Gang Chen: Concerto for Violin & orchestra "Wang Zhaojun"; Bells from the Temple, for violin & orchestra; Flowing Water and Floating Clouds, for violin & orchestra; The Hungry Horse Rattles His Bridl...
Performers: Fung, Lam; Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Wing-Sie, Yip; Gunzenhauser, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana

Chinese Music Series - The White-Haired Girl, etc /Kektjiang

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1994-11-18

Works: Li Huanzhi: Spring Festival Overture; Anonymous: White Haired Girl, ballet suite; Chu Wei: Heroes' Monument
Conductors: Kektjiang, Lim