Composer: Eduard Strauss I
Orchestra: Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Conductor: John Georgiadis
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Marco Polo
Catalogue: 8225371
Release: 2019
Size: 394 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Flüchtiger als Wind und Welle, Polka schnell, Op. 257
02. Aus der Studienzeit, Walzer, Op. 141
03. Flottes Leben, Polka française, Op. 115
04. Freie Gedanken, Walzer, Op. 39 (arr. V. Bornemark and J. Georgiadis for orchestra)
05. Froh durch die ganze Welt!, Polka schnell, Op. 43
06. Bemooste Häupter, Walzer, Op. 195
07. Schmeichelkätzchen, Polka-Mazur, Op. 226
08. Flott!, Polka schnell, Op. 64 (arr. J. Georgiadis for orchestra)
09. Lebende Blumen, Walzer, Op. 205
10. Witzblitz, Schnell-Polka, Op. 217
11. Akademische Bürger, Walzer, Op. 68
12. O schöne Jugendzeit!, Polka française, Op. 262
13. Jubelfanfaren, Walzer, Op. 220
14. Sprühfeuer, Polka schnell (Galopp), Op. 243
15. Heimische Klänge, Walzer, Op. 252
Eduard Strauss was overshadowed by his more famous elder siblings Johann II and Josef but his music from the 1870s and 1880s easily stands comparison with theirs, and in the dance genres of the quick polka and the galop he was in a class of his own. These world premiere recordings of ‘handsome Edi’s’ music include the beguiling waltz Freie Gedanken or ‘Free Thoughts’ written for the ‘Hesperus’ Artists’ Association, and the charming polkamazurka Schmeichelkätzchen (‘Little Flatterer’), which was popular enough with Viennese audiences to be reprised throughout that season. Volume 1 of this edition (8.225369) was considered ‘energetic and beautiful’ by the American Record Guide.