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Johann Strauss II’s Tales from the Vienna Woods, or Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, is a concert waltz composed in 1868. The score combines the flowing triple-meter waltz with an extended introduction, contrasting sections, and a featured zither part that evokes the musical culture associated with t...

Artist's Life, or Künstlerleben, is a concert waltz by Johann Strauss II, published as Op. 316 in 1867. Strauss first conducted it at the Hesperus Ball in Vienna on 18 February 1867, and the work was dedicated to the ball's organizing committee. Its subject is the artistic and cultural life of Vienn...

Village Swallows from Austria, or Dorfschwalben aus Österreich, is a Viennese waltz by Josef Strauss, catalogued as Op. 164. It was first performed in Vienna on September 6, 1864, and was dedicated to the writer August Silberstein, whose village stories supplied the title; the music uses a Ländler-l...

Wine, Women and Song, or Wein, Weib und Gesang, is a Viennese waltz by Johann Strauss II, published as Op. 333 in 1869. The choral version was written for the Vienna Men's Choral Association's Fools' Evening and first performed in Vienna on February 2, 1869; Strauss later presented an orchestral ver...

Aquarellen, or Watercolors, is a Viennese concert waltz by Austrian composer Josef Strauss, published as Op. 258 and composed in 1869. It is written for orchestra in the nineteenth-century waltz tradition, with an introduction followed by a sequence of contrasting waltz sections and a concluding cod...

Where the Lemon Trees Bloom, also known by the German title Wo die Zitronen blüh'n, is a concert waltz by Johann Strauss II, published in 1874 as Op. 364. Strauss wrote it after a tour of Italy, drawing its title from Goethe's description of Italy in the poem associated with Wilhelm Meister. The wor...

Delirien is a concert waltz by Austrian composer Josef Strauss, published in 1867 as Delirien-Walzer, Op. 212. It belongs to the Viennese waltz tradition and uses recurring triple-meter dance sections alongside contrasting lyrical and agitated passages. The orchestral writing gives the piece a restl...

Acceleration Waltz is the English title commonly used for Accelerationen, Op. 234, a Viennese concert waltz by Johann Strauss II composed in 1860. The piece follows the sectional design associated with nineteenth-century orchestral waltzes, combining an introduction, several contrasting waltz themes...

Lagoon Waltz is the English title commonly used for Johann Strauss II's Lagunen-Walzer, Op. 411, an orchestral Viennese waltz from the nineteenth century. The work is associated with Strauss's stage work Eine Nacht in Venedig, and its title evokes the Venetian lagoon setting that also shaped the ope...

“Mein Lebenslauf ist Lieb und Lust” is an orchestral waltz by Austrian composer Josef Strauss, catalogued as Op. 263. Composed in 1869, it received its first performance in Vienna on 7 February of that year and was published the same year. The score uses the orchestral waltz format associated with S...

Morgenblätter, known in English as Morning Papers, is a Viennese waltz by Johann Strauss II, catalogued as Op. 279. Strauss composed it in 1863 for the Concordia association of Viennese writers and journalists, and it was first performed at the group’s ball on 12 January 1864. The title refers to mo...

Loreley-Rhein-Klänge is an orchestral waltz by Austrian composer Johann Strauss I, also known as Johann Strauss the Elder. It is catalogued as Op. 154 and uses the Lorelei and Rhine as its title imagery, linking the piece to the landscape and legends associated with that river. The work belongs to t...

Johannes Brahms's Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 39 No. 16 is the final piece in his set of sixteen waltzes, composed in 1865. The original version was written for piano four hands, and Brahms also prepared versions for solo piano. Its minor key, concise phrasing, and compact dance form place it within...

Neu-Wien, or New Vienna, is a grand orchestral waltz by Johann Strauss II, composed in 1870. Its title refers to the modernization and expansion of Vienna during the nineteenth century, when the Austrian capital was changing rapidly in both its built environment and cultural life. The work uses the...

Waltz in G-sharp minor, Op. 39 No. 14 is the fourteenth piece in Johannes Brahms's set of sixteen waltzes, composed in 1865. The set was written for piano four hands, and Brahms also prepared versions for solo piano. This short Romantic-era work uses the compact dance form of the waltz and belongs t...

Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 39 No. 7 is the seventh piece in Johannes Brahms's set of sixteen waltzes, composed in 1865. Brahms wrote the collection for piano four hands and later prepared arrangements for solo piano, allowing the pieces to circulate both as duet music and as individual keyboard wor...

Brahms's Waltz in B minor, Op. 39 No. 11 is one of the sixteen short waltzes in Johannes Brahms's Op. 39 set. The collection was composed in 1865 and first conceived for piano four hands, although Brahms also prepared a solo-piano version; No. 11 is the B-minor movement in the sequence. Its compact...

Brahms's Waltz in E minor, Op. 39 No. 4 is one of the 16 short waltzes in his Op. 39 set, written in 1865 and arranged both for piano four hands and for solo piano. The piece is marked in E minor and belongs to Brahms's Romantic-era piano music, using the compact scale of a waltz rather than an exte...

Johannes Brahms's Waltz in G-sharp minor, Op. 39 No. 3 is the third number in his set of 16 waltzes, Op. 39, completed in 1865. The set was originally written for piano four hands, and Brahms also prepared versions for solo piano, so the work appears in both duet and solo keyboard repertories. Its G...

Brahms's Waltz in D minor, Op. 39 No. 9 is a short piano waltz by Johannes Brahms and the ninth number in his set of sixteen waltzes, composed in 1865. The Op. 39 collection was conceived for piano four hands, and Brahms also prepared a version for solo piano, so the piece belongs both to domestic e...

Johannes Brahms's Waltz in E major, Op. 39 No. 2, is a short Romantic-era piano waltz composed in 1865. It forms the second number in a set of sixteen waltzes that Brahms originally wrote for piano four hands, with separate arrangements for solo piano. The piece is intended for pianists and listener...

Johannes Brahms's Waltz in E major, Op. 39 No. 12, is the twelfth piece in his 1865 set of sixteen waltzes. The collection was originally written for piano four hands, and Brahms also prepared versions that could be performed by a single pianist. This number belongs to the Romantic piano repertory a...

Johannes Brahms's Waltz in C-sharp major, Op. 39 No. 6, is a piano waltz from his set of 16 waltzes, Op. 39. The collection was written for piano four hands and was first published in 1867, although Brahms also prepared solo-piano versions. This piece is identified by its C-sharp major tonality and...

Johannes Brahms's Waltz in B-flat major, Op. 39 No. 8 is the eighth of sixteen short waltzes published in his 1865 Op. 39 collection. The set was originally written for piano four hands, and Brahms also prepared solo-piano versions, allowing the pieces to function as both domestic duet music and rec...

Johannes Brahms's Waltz in G major, Op. 39 No. 10 is the tenth piece in his set of sixteen waltzes, composed in 1865. The Op. 39 collection was originally written for piano four hands, and Brahms also issued versions for solo piano, so the music belongs to both the domestic duet tradition and the ni...

Brahms's Waltz in E major, Op. 39, No. 5 is one of sixteen short waltzes Johannes Brahms wrote in 1865. The set was conceived for piano four hands and was also issued in arrangements for solo piano, so this piece belongs both to domestic chamber music and the Romantic piano repertoire. Its compact d...

Donaulieder, also known as Deutsche Lust oder Donaulieder ohne Text, is an orchestral waltz by Austrian composer Johann Strauss I. The work is catalogued as Op. 127 and belongs to the nineteenth-century Viennese dance-music tradition. Its title refers to the Danube, while the piece itself is of inte...