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Johann Baptist Strauss II (/ s t r aʊ s /; German: [ˈjoːhan bapˈtɪst ˈʃtʁaʊs]; 25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (German: Johann Strauß Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas as well as a violinist.
Carnevalsbilder (Carnival Pictures), opus 357, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II.The waltz is based on melodies from Strauss' operetta Der Karneval in Rom.Strauss conducted its first performance in Vienna on 9 July 1873.
The Great Waltz is a 1972 American biographical musical film directed by Andrew L. Stone, and starring Horst Buchholz, Mary Costa, and Nigel Patrick, that follows 40 years in the life of composer Johann Strauss (the Younger, known as the "Waltz King") and his family. [2]
Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning [160] Combat Jack American music journalist, editor and podcaster: 53: December 20, 2017: Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Colon cancer [161] Jordan Feldstein Manager from Maroon 5: 40: December 23, 2017: Pulmonary thromboembolism [162]
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Boskovsky was born in Vienna, and joined the Vienna Academy of music at the age of nine. He was the concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic from 1939 to 1971. He was also, from 1955, the conductor of the Vienna New Year's Concert, which is mostly devoted to the music of Johann Strauss II and his contemporaries. [1]
The Eternal Waltz (German: Ewiger Walzer) is a 1954 West German drama film dramatizing the life of Johann Strauss II. [1] The initial story was written by Hanns Marschall and Ruth Charlotte Silbermann, and the film itself was written by Alexander Lix; the adaptation was by Paul Verhoeven who also directed the film.