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The Blue Danube Waltz, op. 314
Johann Strauß jun. |
Duration of performance: 9 minutes 16 seconds
First night: February 15th, 1867
Dedicatee: the Vienna Männergesangsverein (Male Choir Association)
Orchestra: classical/romantic symphony orchestra
| The Austrian people regard the Danube Waltz as their inofficial anthem. Eduard Hanslick called it a "patriotic popular air without words". The Danube Waltz is the piece of music which inaugurates the New Year in every Austrian broadcasting station.
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