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Suchet, John, 1944-
Subjects
Strauss family.
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.
Strauss, Johann, 1804-1849.
Composers -- Austria -- Biography.
Music -- Austria -- Vienna -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Vienna (Austria) -- History -- 19th century.
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Suchet, John, 1944-
Strauss family.
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.
Strauss, Johann, 1804-1849.
Composers -- Austria -- Biography.
Music -- Austria -- Vienna -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Vienna (Austria) -- History -- 19th century.
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The last waltz : the Strauss dynasty and
Vienna
/ John Suchet.
by
Suchet, John, 1944-
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Call #:
780.922 S912s
Subjects
Strauss family.
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.
Strauss, Johann, 1804-1849.
Composers
--
Austria
--
Biography.
Music
--
Austria
--
Vienna
--
19th
century
--
History
and
criticism
.
Vienna
(
Austria
)
--
History
--
19th
century
.
ISBN:
9781250094117 (hc.)
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Description:
ix, 277 pages : illustrations (some color),
music
; 25 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London : Elliott and Thompson Limited, 2015.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
City of Dreams
--
Café Culture
--
Conquering Paris
--
By Royal Appointment
--
A Family Conspiracy
--
'Good Morning Strauss Son!'
--
Radetzky Marches Out of Step
--
A New Waltz King
--
'Pepi' Joins the Family Firm
--
In Russia and in Love
--
Tying the Knot
--
The Strauss Family in Mourning
--
Strauss Turns His Hand to Operetta
--
Johann Strauss Tastes Failure
--
To the Altar Again
--
Tragedy in the Imperial Royal Family
--
The 'Emperor Waltz'
--
An Assassin's Knife Breaks the Emperor's Heart
--
A Final Fledermaus and Johann Strauss Bids Farewell
--
Eduard's Flames of Revenge
--
A New
Century
and a New
Vienna
--
The Nazis Rewrite
History
--
Admired by the Greats.
Summary:
"With more than fifty color photographs, The Last Waltz tells the intriguing story of of the Viennese Strauss family known for producing some of the best known, best loved
music
of the nineteenth
century
. Johann and Josef Strauss, the Waltz Kings, composed hundreds of instantly recognizable and enduring melodies, including The Blue Danube Waltz, Tales from the
Vienna
Woods, Voices of Spring and The Radetzky March. Their iconic
music
has been featured on the scores of nearly a thousand films. Yet despite their success, this was a family riven with tension, feuds and jealousy, living in a country that was undergoing seismic upheaval. Through the personal and political chaos, the Strauss family continued to compose
music
to which the Viennese - anxious to forget their troubles - could dance and drank champagne, even as their country hurtled towards oblivion at the hands of the First World War. Classical
music
expert and radio host John Suchet skillfully portrays this gripping story, capturing the family dramas, the tensions, triumphs and disasters against the turbulent backdrop of
Austria
in the nineteenth
century
, from revolution to regicide. John Suchet is a journalist and radio presenter in the UK. He is the author of Beethoven: The Man Revealed"--Provided by publisher.
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