Podcast #20 : JOHANN STRAUSS II and his Contemporaries

If you wanted to dance with somebody in 19th‑century Vienna, Johann Strauss was your best bet for the soundtrack. But he wasn’t alone: a whole galaxy of composers cranked out waltzes, polkas, and operettas — the “light music” the city consumed at a breakneck pace. In this episode, Jens and Joe explore some of these figures, trace the history of the genre, and even spin off to Copenhagen by way of twirling musical entertainment.

0:22   Introduction
1:10   Happy Birthday, Johann Strauss
4:52   Franz von Suppè vs. Jacques Offenbach
8:22   Franz von Suppè: The Beautiful Galatea
10:44   Jacques Offenbach: La Belle Hélène
12:58  Political Operetta Couplets
14:22  Carl Michael Ziehrer: Leopoldine
16:09  Carl Michael Ziehrer: The Vagabonds
18:45  Johann Strauss featuring Wagner
20:42  Josef Hellmesberger (Jr.): Danse Diabolique
22:24  Hans Christian Lumbye – “The Danish Strauss”
24:23  Carl Millöcker: Gasparone
26:36  Oscar Straus: The Merry Nibelungs
29:29  Conclusion

C60134  Franz von Suppè: The Beautiful Galatea
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C49304  Offenbach Festival
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C7147  Ziehrer Operetta Festival
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C10835  Kowalski – Operetta Gala
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C10848  Marienbader Elegien
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C10752  Oscar Straus: The Merry Nibelungs
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• Jochen Kowalski — https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/Jochen_Kowalski/7105

• Ulrike Steinsky — https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/Ulrike_Steinsky/83056

• Pinchas Steinberg — https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/Pinchas_Steinberg/31876

• Bruno Weil — https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/Bruno_Weil/31990

• János Sándor — https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/J%C3%A1nos_S%C3%A1ndor/32413

• WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln — https://www1.wdr.de/orchester-und-chor/funkhausorchester/index.html

• Cappella Coloniensis — https://www.naxos.com/CatalogueDetail/?id=C49382

• Münchner Rundfunkorchester — https://www.rundfunkorchester.de/

Johann Strauss II - Josef Strauss - Eduard Strauss - Carl Michael Ziehrer - Jacques Offenbach - Franz von Suppè - Carl Millöcker - Oscar Straus - Josef Hellmesberger - Richard Wagner

With:
Jens F. Laurson (Journalist) and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer)

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