Strauss in Vienna

Record and Artist Details

Composer or Director: Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Johann Schrammel, Josef Strauss, Johann Strauss II, Alfred Prinz, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Eduard Strauss

Genre:

Chamber

Label: Nimbus

Magazine Review Date: 4/1998

Media Format: CD or Download

Media Runtime: 67

Mastering:

Stereo
DDD

Catalogue Number: NI5542

Tracks:

Composition	Artist Credit
Beliebte Annen	Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer Quintett Wien
Kettenbrücken	Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer Quintett Wien
Damen-Souvenir	Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer Quintett Wien
Wiener Kreuzer	Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer Quintett Wien
Radetzky March	Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer Johann (Baptist) I Strauss, Composer Quintett Wien
Wiener Blut, "Vienna Blood"	Johann Strauss II, Composer Johann Strauss II, Composer Quintett Wien
Leichtes Blut, 'Light as a feather'	Johann Strauss II, Composer Johann Strauss II, Composer Quintett Wien
(Die) Fledermaus Quadrille	Johann Strauss II, Composer Johann Strauss II, Composer Quintett Wien
Egyptischer Marsch, 'Egyptian March'	Johann Strauss II, Composer Johann Strauss II, Composer Quintett Wien
Künstlerleben, 'Artist's Life'	Johann Strauss II, Composer Johann Strauss II, Composer Quintett Wien
Neue Pizzicato, 'New Pizzicato Polka'	Johann Strauss II, Composer Johann Strauss II, Composer Quintett Wien
Hectograph	Eduard Strauss, Composer Eduard Strauss, Composer Quintett Wien
Tag und Nacht, 'Day and Night'	Josef Strauss, Composer Josef Strauss, Composer Quintett Wien
Auf Ferienreisen, 'Off on holiday'	Josef Strauss, Composer Josef Strauss, Composer Quintett Wien
(The) Merry Black Widow	Alfred Prinz, Composer Alfred Prinz, Composer Quintett Wien
Wien bleibt Wien	Johann Schrammel, Composer Johann Schrammel, Composer Quintett Wien
Humoresque	Alexander von Zemlinsky, Composer Alexander von Zemlinsky, Composer Quintett Wien

Author: Andrew Lamb

Doubtless there are those who enjoy hearing wind quintets play just about anything, as well as those who enjoy hearing the music of the Strauss family played by any unusual combination. They can enjoy the fun of the Fledermaus Quadrille, the simplicity of the elder Johann Strauss’s early Kettenbrucken and the lively concluding quick-polka Auf Ferienreisen!. They may appreciate, too, the playful Zemlinsky Humoresque, a test-piece written for American high school students, or Alfred Prinz’s six-minute paraphrase of themes from Die lustige Witwe – possibly designed to appeal more to those who don’t like the original operetta than those who do! Others, though, may find it difficult to catch the appeal of a collection that is at times stiffly played and which conspicuously lacks the soothing string sound and sheer variety of orchestral colouring that means so much to the Viennese dance. Not surprisingly, it is the military marches that seem to come off most naturally – Schrammel’s Wien bleibt Wien! and Strauss senior’s Radetzky Marsch. Doubtless those for whom the combination of ensemble and music appeals will not be disappointed.'