Johann Strauss and a city on a beautiful blue Danube

The release of the book is dedicated to the 210th birthday of Johann Strauss-Father, the author of the brilliant "march of Radetsky", and the 200th anniversary of the classical dance, which has become an adornment of all the balls, the Vienna waltz. For more than a century, the family of “Strauss”, playing, conducting and composing music, entered the pages in the annals of her hometown of Vienna. One of them, the author of Operett Johann Strauss, was a genius. The life of his and his father was covered by a centenary period of Vienna, starting with Bidermeer to the end of the hectic 19th century: from the violin prater - to "Schikmel", from Shicaneder to Yauner, from Beethoven and Schubert - to Brahms and Brookner.
What is truly known about Johann Straus, about his formation, his friends and rivals, about how Vienna became a recognized musical capital of Europe? Otto Schneiderite is trying to answer all these questions in his book, collecting together many cultural and historical facts and documents and making them a fascinating literary work.
Illustrations complement the narrative of this amazing world famous dynasty and their dear to their hearts.
In the book you can first familiarize yourself with the genealogical tree of the Strauss dynasty, a complete list of works of father and three brothers, as well as find out the history of the origin of the waltz, to “visit "at the Vienna Ball in Moscow and to reveal the secret of the origin of the drink so beloved throughout the world - Vienna coffee and join the culture of the Viennese caffeat