Protschka, Josef > Strauss II (Junior), Johann

Essential Johann Strauss II / over 2 hours of exquisite Viennese classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Künstlerleben, Op. 316; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Der Zigeunerbaron; Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; Indigo und die vierzig Räub...
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Popp, Lucia; Protschka, Josef; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Varady, Julia [Soprano Vocals]; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi; Allers, Franz; Kempe, Rudolf; Walter, Fried; Karajan, Herbert von; Domingo, Placido; Ackermann, Otto

The Viennese composer and conductor Johann Strauss II (1825 - 1899) followed his father - also called Johann Strauss - in producing some of the...continue...