The waltz is always seductive; romantic in every season, he bring you with sensibility in the love. The far remains the thinks, the far to lose the horizon , the far to lose the words …..only the music with his grace , in creative divinity remains terrestrial. One, two, three in step you enter in waltz, Strauss compose the music; you are a romantic lost, without the world, in time remains the music, what can desire more? Strauss represented a dynasty of composers by music of dance and the Austrian operetta. 

Johann Strauss father is birth in 14th March 1804 year to Vienna. 

Johann Strauss son is birth in 25thSeptember 1825 year to Neubau.

Josef Strauss is birth in 20th August 1827 year to Vienna.

Eduard Strauss is birth in 15th March 1835 year to Vienna. 

They are brilliants, charming, romantics! A generation that leave in time the  more beautiful music of dance and the operetta. 

BREATH, LISTEN, STRAUSS IS FANTASTIC

Johann Strauss- son is been a composer, Austrian director of orchestra , one more important musician by epoch’s dance. Principally is noted for his activity of composer, for the music of dance and the operetta. After a poll of opinion made in 1890 year is revealed him  as the third between the personality more famous by Europe after the Queen Victoria , Chancellor Otto van Bismarck. His fame comes linked to waltz (Wiener Bonbons, Kunstherleben,Geschichten aus dem Bwienerwald,Wein, Weibund Gerani,Weiner Blue, Kaiser -Valzer, An der schonen bluen Donau…

KING OF WALTZ !

He takes appellative “King of Waltz” for his 500 compositions among the waltz, the polka, the march, the quadrille. An extraordinary talent, brilliant into his family and in the musicians’ generations. 

Strauss?

The harmony with the sensibility in waves of pleasures. “ Good night Lanier! Good evening Strauss father! Good morning Strauss- son!( Franz Wiest).

THE START, PLEASURE FOR THE MUSIC, THE CONFRONTS WITH HIS FATHER

Contrary to desire of Johann Strauss -son to follow of become musician, Strauss-father constraint him to following the bank carrier. After much revolts in family together to brother Josef he frequented the media school the Scottish College to Freynung( Benedictines’ Institute )more impressive by Vienna. He followed to a period of disease of father  become a cantor in Saint Leopold  church’s choir. Afterward he frequented the Polytechnic by Vienna commercial). With the prohibition imposed of father and the mother that help him in carrier he study in secret the lessons of violin and the theory of music by Franz Amon master, the first violin of orchestra by his father. The father having the conscience of talent generated of his son takes him  the angers breaking the violin in pieces , throw it on ground. An other master of violin is Anton Kohlmann, violinist of the opera by court certificating the young Strauss as a good violinist and a good talent. The influence that exercised the father STRAUSS made that  more locals of entertainment has restrictive to offers a contract at young Strauss. 

Jealousy, a man passed of time , his rigidity?

Or his rival?

In 15 October 1844 year enters from history of music exhibition him for the first times without the approbation of father in one  dancing of evening at Casino Dommayer in occasion of Teresina celebration with the orchestra and the own compositions. The evening made a triumph, the same friends by Strauss -father joined together in applauses. 

Amazing and Brilliant!….the end he can call the STRAUSS-son.

What the looks can having the father STRAUSS?

Oh,ooooooo…..it don’t can think. 

The compositions has publicized to Vienna , of editors of Imperial courts , the public acclaimed him, filling the locals , the public posts requesting always the brans the more. “ The talent don’t is monopole of a single man….he can be heredity. The guy is really a good director with the same flux of melody, the same spicy instrumentation of his father is however , don’t is none pedant imitation of  pattern style “( Johann Nepomuk Vogt). The young Strauss to addressed to attention of Viennese teenager and the national minority of Austrian Empire making refinement with the titles of works or mentioning into compositions the melody of national dances. The first work by relevance for the young Strauss made” Master of chapel by” Citizen Regiment by Vienna”. Enterprising numerous concerts in the capital from Hungarian , Belgrade, Bucharest ( where follow for the first times the waltz -SONS by Walachia). Pursued are presents the differences between the father ( supporter of monarchy , the son is supporter of revolutionary) becoming again the more evident during  the revolution that traverse the Europe. With December 3, 1848 year with the coronation of new emperor of Emperor by Austrian by Francesco Giuseppe ,the son Strauss directed the Marseilles ( prohibit) at a public concert ; contrary Strauss-father a faithful of Hapsburg monarchy compose in honor of Jeldmaresciallo Josef Radetzky the march by Radetzky. The revolution is reveled for both of them STRAUSS. The son made subject of rigid critics of part by conservatoires, instead  the father of part by revolutionary in wide disillusion for adhesion to monarchy. After the last concert to Prague , Johann Strauss  the father die in 25th September 1849 year . To disappeared of father Strauss , the son made subject of attacks by critics. “ Notable of compassion and every son is constrict to cry on this ground the die too son the disappearance….I want to be notable , likely again more of the little part say when the his honorable father has leaved , and same time , he absolves the my duties versus the mother and brothers….”( Johann Strauss). He dedicated at the father disappeared “ Requiem by Mozart” unified the two orchestras becoming the single Strauss of city. 

THE STYLE , HIS ACTIVITY

Strauss -son is defined in waltz , polka, march, quadrille, all dances to society world . The music widely from the form is melodic , rhythmic and harmonious. 

The music in family:  comes accepts Josef with a important carrier by engineer , Eduard yet started at a  diplomatic future start with the deeply  study into the music. Of 1861 year ,  the three brothers is exhibiting for the first times together with the three orchestras and into successive years with a collective opera the waltz” The clover and Quadrille of shooters”.

STRAUSS AND WORLD

He concert to Pavlovsk , taking the work as Chappelle’s master nearby to Saint Petersburg , compose the March of coronation, the Sing for coronation in occasion of coronation by tsar Alexandre II. Pavlovsk becomes a  fix point from concert activity engaging again Eduard and Joseph  with Pizzicato-Polka , Polka in hood by Krapfen. To Paris comes invited of patron by Osmond’s count concerting in occasion of Universal Exposition. La Revue et Gazette Musicale de Paris said” Strauss not is only director, he is an excellent violinist with the magic of own arch , it he is dominated more…”. London know Strauss with concerts takes  Italian Royal Opera House to Convent Garden( Remember of Covent Garden- Waltz , Quadrille on the English air ). Time commented: “ The Mr. Strauss that resembled more to father in ways, has got in big part and that quality that drive the father himself to success…” To Boston an other triumph; for the homage to United State he compose the Jubille Waltz directing  a great orchestra formed by 1500 elements in an enorm sale ( Coliseum). The Americans  papers writing: “ Johann Strauss the king of waltz , is clearly a great person. Speech only Allemande  , but smiled in all languages.” In Italy , he concerts to Venice at Rossini Theatre, to Milano at Scala Theatre , Verme Theatre, to Genova at Paganini Theatre, to Torino at Regio Theatre executing the waltz “ Italy beautiful renamed Where bloom the lemons” followed to Florence , Livorno, Naples….

Alexandre Dumas defined him:” A God that dominates the passions!”. Sarah Bernhardt desire to go to Vienna :”….kiss him, kiss him, kiss him the only kind as a women can paid her contribute.” He love compose in night hours  , suffered of depression , closed him in silence , escaping of friends. A strong friendly bring him versus Brahms . Last apparition in public in May 22, 1899 with the concert on Court’s Opera for directing a representation of his “ Feldermaus”. He die in June 3, 1899 to Vienna , the ceremony comes celebrated to Anglican church, the corpse comes brought in Central Cemetery from air dedicated to great artists composers of  near Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms.” Misters !I don’t an orator. The honors that me taxed today, I owe them to my predecessors, at my father and to Joseph Lamer. They me indicating the way through that I following.  It’s been possible only with expansion from form. That will to my paid , the little contribute. ( Johann Strauss- during the buffet organized to Philharmonic by Vienna; Thanksgiving of Strauss). A destiny bent over in front to music. An  art entered in Strauss family followed with the big talent , contrary to principles of intellectual , social and economic order by Strauss-father. God looked ; the end chose Strauss for give the harmony, the pleasure, the sentimentalism with the refinement for the world. A world made for the people of love for love. The waltz , dance as don’t can imagining in all splendor playing to Vienna, Paris, San Petersburg , Bucharest, Boston, London…

It’s a God from passion?

It’s a King of Waltz?

It’s humble servant for the music, for the beautiful of world?

Strauss fights with rigidity character of father, with his caprices , with his history of love in time win , is the winner of his principles , from his ideal. He closed , he isolated  in sadness that penetrated the world , suffer with depressions takes from diseases only at night it  guards him, friendly, relaxant conferring the time necessary for to compose. The pianoforte, violin….play , play in silence , tomorrow starting with a new day in waltz, quadrille, polka by Strauss. A men , a generation, a name that remains for always in history from music, a star that shines in night stretching the day , for stay and hearing the romanticism by Strauss . The beautiful Danube bleu to hear , swaying in waltz by Strauss, the mind, the human body dance, the sentiment smells the air,… in back remains the smile of Strauss looking of far.