Johann Strauss, seen here circa 1868, wrote what is probably the most famous waltz of all time: "The Blue Danube." (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Johann Strauss II, known as "The Waltz King," helped ...

Instead, the younger Strauss went on to become Vienna’s famous Waltz King, forever remembered for his delightful dance music and operas. What happened? He got help from his mom. Right under her ...

Best known for his rousing waltz "The Blue Danube", which became Austria's unofficial national anthem, many of his 500 dance pieces live on in Vienna's roaring ball season. Strauss's persistent ...

2025 marks the Bicentenary of the birth of the great Johann Strauss, an incredibly successful composer, best known for his Viennese waltzes and operettas which earned him the undisputed title of the ...

MR. JACOB’S A Century of Light Music, to use the more comprehensive subtitle of his book on the Strauss family of waltz composers, at once brings to mind to those of us who have been following books ...

With the end of July approaching, the 27 th annual Strauss Festival moves into the midsummer spotlight. Local dancers and musicians will present waltz and polka performances to the community of Elk ...

A world-touring music idol with fans clamouring for locks of his jet-black curls. His jealous father trying to derail the gifted first-born from following in his footsteps. Illegitimate children.

Last week the municipality of Vienna seized the estate, the royalty rights, the personal relics of one of its most cherished citizens, Johann Strauss, the “Waltz King.” The city’s action seemed to be ...

Johann Strauss II, known as “The Waltz King,” helped popularize the waltz and other social dances in 19th-century Europe. “Music trains you to listen to it, so you know that something is coming from ...