Description

Comprehensive piano transcriptions of the most renowned Strauss waltzes, along with a selection of beloved polkas, galops, quadrilles, and polka-mazurkas, are presented in this collection, reprinted from esteemed G. Schirmer editions. Featured waltz classics include On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Tales from the Vienna Woods, Vienna Blood, Voices of Spring, Roses from the South, and the Emperor Waltz. Additionally, the compilation showcases highlights from Die Fledermaus, the lively Pizzicato Polka, the Bayadere galop, and the One Heart, One Mind polka-mazurka, all designed to enchant pianists with their uplifting Straussian essence and captivating rhythms.

Songs / Content

• WALTZES
• "An der schönen blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314"
• "Cagliostro-Walzer (Cagliostro Waltzes), Op. 370 [from Cagliostro]"
• "Du und du (You and You), Op. 367 [from Fledermaus]"
• "Donauweibchen (Danube Mermaid), Op. 427 [from Simplicius]"
• "Freut Euch des Lebens (Enjoy Life), Op. 340"
• "Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring), op. 410"
• "Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), Op. 325"
• "Kaiserwalzer (Emperor Waltz), Op. 437"
• "Künstlerleben (Artist's Life), Op. 316"
• "Neu-Wien (New Vienna), Op. 342"
• "Kuss-Walzer (Kiss Waltz), Op. 400 [from Krieg]"
• "Morgenblätter (Morning Journals), Op. 279"
• "O schöner Mai! (O Beautiful May!), Op. 375 [from Methusalem]"
• "Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), Op. 388 [from Spitzentuch]"
• "Tausend und eine Nacht (A Thousand and One Nights), Op. 346 [from Indigo]"
• "Wein, Weib und Gesang (Wine, Woman and Song), Op. 333"
• "Wiener blut (Viennese Blood), Op. 354"
• POLKAS
• "Auf freiem Fusse (At Large), Op. 345 [from Indigo]"
• Pizzicato-Polka [written with Josef Strauss]
• " 'S gibt nur a Kaiserstadt, 's gibt nur a Wien!" ("There's Only One Imperial City, There's Only One Vienna!"), Op. 291"
• "Wildfeuer (Wildfire), Op. 313"
• POLKA-MAZURKAS
• "Aus der Heimath (From Home), Op. 347 [from Indigo]"
• "Ein Herz , ein Sinn (One Heart, One Mind), Op. 323"
• "Lob der Frauen (Praise of Women), Op. 315"
• GALOPS
• "Die Bajadre (The Bayadere), Op. 351 [from Indigo]"
• "Leichtes Blut (Light Character), Op. 319"
• QUADRILLES
• "Fledermaus-Quadrille, Op. 363 [from Fledermaus]"
• "Methusalem-Quadrille, Op. 376 [from Methusalem]"
• "Indigo-Quadrille, Op. 344 [from Indigo]"