Johann Strauss. History of Music
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When we hear the name Johann Strauss, the "waltz king" immediately flashes through our minds, the conductor at Satan's ball in the novel "The Master and Margarita", the wonderful operetta "The Bat" and the legend of the crazy and unhappy love of the Viennese composer for the Russian beauty.
It's all true... but at the same time, it's not true. For example, the plot of the operetta was initially completely different from what we know, and for some reason Mikhail Bulgakov did not specify which of the Johann Strausses conducted Woland's orchestra. After all, there were two of them... Not to mention the other two Strauss brothers, who could also have led a unique group of great musicians.
About Viennese balls, the life of father and sons Strauss, their ups and downs, friendship and rivalry, about how beloved waltzes and marches were created, how politics changed musical culture, the New World tried to compete with the Old in splendor and sophistication, St. Petersburg applauded the Viennese guest, how fortunes arose and reputations collapsed - Hanna Egghardt's wonderful book "Johann Strauss. The History of Music" (original title: "Everybody Waltzes. The Strauss Dynasty") tells
It's all true... but at the same time, it's not true. For example, the plot of the operetta was initially completely different from what we know, and for some reason Mikhail Bulgakov did not specify which of the Johann Strausses conducted Woland's orchestra. After all, there were two of them... Not to mention the other two Strauss brothers, who could also have led a unique group of great musicians.
About Viennese balls, the life of father and sons Strauss, their ups and downs, friendship and rivalry, about how beloved waltzes and marches were created, how politics changed musical culture, the New World tried to compete with the Old in splendor and sophistication, St. Petersburg applauded the Viennese guest, how fortunes arose and reputations collapsed - Hanna Egghardt's wonderful book "Johann Strauss. The History of Music" (original title: "Everybody Waltzes. The Strauss Dynasty") tells
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- All books in the series Biography of the era
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