239K views · 10K reactions | Wonderful perfomance of The Blue Danube Waltz by J.Strauss II.. Watch here the full concert  https://youtu.be/aTnf0YV52u8 | The World Music | Facebook

Strauss composed not only the waltzes that practically have come to define the genre for the world, but was also a highly successful composer of polkas, marches, gallops, quadrilles, and other works, included the beloved operettas, Die Fledermaus, Die Zigeunerbaron, and A Night in Venice. Hundreds of works, in all. A typical Strauss waltz is not just one “tune,” although the public tends to remember the composition by the opening melody. Rather it is a series of waltzes—commonly five or six–chai

1.9K views · 54 reactions | Johann Strauss II was born on the 25th October 1825 and died on the 3rd June 1899. Johann Strauss, Jr. was an Austrian composer who composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles and several operettas etc. and became known as 'The Waltz King'. His most famous works include 'The Blue Danube', 'The Kaiser-Walzer' and many more compositions including operettas such as 'The Fledermaus' and 'Zigeunerbaron'. | Bobby's Collection of Austrian History | Facebook