Johann Strauss I, vol. 5.(Sound Recording Review)

From: Sensible Sound | Date: July 1, 2005 | Copyright information

Johann Strauss I: Vol. 5. Christian Pollack, Slovak Sinfonieta Zilina. Marco Polo 8.225281.

Marco Polo continue on their way toward recording everything the Strauss family ever wrote. This is the fifth edition of music by the elder Strauss alone, having already presumably completed the work of Strauss Senior's more-famous son.

The 13 pieces on the album alternate between waltzes and other, faster dances, galops, with all of them fresh and lively. Although the ...

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