National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Music by the Strauss Family
As part of The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna, Christoph Eschenbach conducts the NSO in works by Johann Strauss Jr. and brother Josef, including the overture to Die Fledermaus, in celebration of their beloved Vienna.
- Fri., Mar. 16, 2012, 1:30 PM
- Concert Hall
- Approx. 80 minutes
- $20.00 - $85.00
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About
Performance Timing: Part I - 31 min.; Intermission - 15 min.; Part II - 28 min.
Program and Notes
- STRAUSS JR.
- Overture to Die Fledermaus
- STRAUSS JR.
- Auf der Jagd (On the Hunt) Polka, Op. 373
- STRAUSS JR.
- Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring) Waltzes, Op. 410
- STRAUSS
- Pizzicato Polka
- STRAUSS
- Sphärenklänge (Music of the Spheres) Waltzes
- STRAUSS JR.
- Overture to Waldmeister
- STRAUSS JR.
- Annen Polka
- STRAUSS JR.
- Overture to Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice)
- STRAUSS JR.
- An der schönen blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), Waltzes, Op. 314
Artists
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Resources
- About National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center
- The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna An Interactive Exploration of the History & Culture of Central Europe
Images
Watch and Listen
National Symphony Orchestra Assistant Conductor Ankush Kumar Bahl discusses Strauss's Thunder and Lightning Polka.
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The NSO Music Director Chair is generously endowed by Roger and Vicki Sant.
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Noémi and Michael Neidorff and the Centene Charitable Foundation, The Honorable Nancy G. Brinker, and State Plaza Hotel.
International Programming at the Kennedy Center is made possible through the generosity of the Kennedy Center International Committee on the Arts.
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