When we hear the name Johann Strauss, we immediately think of the "king of waltzes", the conductor at the ball of Satan in the novel "The Master and Margarita", the wonderful operetta "Die Fledermaus", and the legend of the mad...
and unhappy love of the Viennese composer for a Russian beauty. All of this is true… but at the same time, it is not. For instance, the original plot of the operetta was quite different from what we know, and Mikhail Bulgakov somehow did not specify which of the Johann Strauss composers conducted Woland's orchestra. After all, there were two of them… Not to mention the two other Strauss brothers who could very well have led a unique ensemble of great musicians.
About the Viennese balls, the lives of the father and sons Strauss, their ups and downs, friendships and rivalries, how the beloved waltzes and marches were created, how politics changed the musical culture, how the New World tried to compete in splendor and sophistication with the Old, how Petersburg applauded the Viennese guest, how fortunes were made and reputations were ruined – tells the wonderful book by Hanna Egghardt "Johann Strauss. History of Music" (original title: "Everyone Waltzes. Strau
When we hear the name Johann Strauss, we immediately think of the "king of waltzes", the conductor at the ball of Satan in the novel "The Master and Margarita", the wonderful operetta "Die Fledermaus", and the legend of the mad and unhappy love of the Viennese composer for a Russian beauty. All of this is true… but at the same time, it is not. For instance, the original plot of the operetta was quite different from what we know, and Mikhail Bulgakov somehow did not specify which of the Johann Strauss composers conducted Woland's orchestra. After all, there were two of them… Not to mention the two other Strauss brothers who could very well have led a unique ensemble of great musicians.
About the Viennese balls, the lives of the father and sons Strauss, their ups and downs, friendships and rivalries, how the beloved waltzes and marches were created, how politics changed the musical culture, how the New World tried to compete in splendor and sophistication with the Old, how Petersburg applauded the Viennese guest, how fortunes were made and reputations were ruined – tells the wonderful book by Hanna Egghardt "Johann Strauss. History of Music" (original title: "Everyone Waltzes. Strau
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