The last waltz : the Strauss dynasty and Vienna / John Suchet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Suchet, John, 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strauss family.

Composers--Austria--Biography.

Composers.

Austria.

Music--Austria--Vienna--19th century--History and criticism.

Music.

Austria--Vienna.

Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.

Strauss, Johann.

Strauss, Johann, 1804-1849.

Vienna (Austria)--History--19th century.

Vienna (Austria).

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 277 pages : illustrations (some color), music ; 25 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2015.

Summary:

"Captured in a beautiful package, including more than fifty color photographs, The Last Waltz tells the intriguing story of of the Viennese Strauss family known for producing some of the best known, best loved music of the nineteenth century. Johann and Josef Strauss, the Waltz Kings, composed hundreds of instantly recognizable and enduring melodies, including The Blue Danube Waltz, Tales from the Vienna Woods, Voices of Spring and The Radetzky March. Their iconic music has been featured on the scores of nearly a thousand films. Yet despite their success, this was a family riven with tension, feuds and jealousy, living in a country that was undergoing seismic upheaval. Through the personal and political chaos, the Strauss family continued to compose music to which the Viennese -- anxious to forget their troubles -- could dance and drank champagne, even as their country hurtled towards oblivion at the hands of the First World War. Classical music expert and radio host John Suchet skillfully portrays this gripping story, capturing the family dramas, the tensions, triumphs and disasters against the turbulent backdrop of Austria in the nineteenth century, from revolution to regicide." -- Amazon.com

Contents:

City of Dreams

Café Culture

Conquering Paris

By Royal Appointment

A Family Conspiracy

'Good Morning Strauss Son!'

Radetzky Marches Out of Step

A New Waltz King

'Pepi' Joins the Family Firm

In Russia and in Love

Tying the Knot

The Strauss Family in Mourning

Strauss Turns His Hand to Operetta

Johann Strauss Tastes Failure

To the Altar Again

Tragedy in the Imperial Royal Family

The 'Emperor Waltz'

An Assassin's Knife Breaks the Emperor's Heart

A Final Fledermaus and Johann Strauss Bids Farewell

Eduard's Flames of Revenge

A New Century and a New Vienna

The Nazis Rewrite History

Admired by the Greats.

Notes:

Originally published: London : Elliott and Thompson Limited, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781250094117

1250094119

9781250094100

1250094100

OCLC:

948561725