Happy Birthday Johann Strauss Jr.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHANN STRAUSS JR.

 Birth: October 25, 1825
Death: June 3, 1899

Composer, Conductor. Son of Johann, Sr.; Brother of Josef and Eduard Strauss. His operettas took theaters by storm throughout the world. He is regarded as the founder of the Golden Age of Viennese Operetta. His music is light and cheerful. The Waltz occupies a special place among his works; he developed it from a Biedermeier dance to the symphonically instrumented concert waltz. He is buried with his wife Adelle.

Burial:
Zentralfriedhof
Vienna
Wien, Austria
Plot: Group 32 A, Number 27 (Between Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms)

Thank you to Banuary:

Compositions by Johann Strauss II
listed by (published) opus number.

1 Sinngedichte - Walzer - MP 8.223226
2 Débût Quadrille - MP 8.223201
3 Herzenslust - Polka (Heart's Content) - MP 8.223201
4 Gunstwerber - Walzer (Wooers of Favor) - MP 8.223201
5 Serail-Tänze - Walzer - MP 8.223204
6 Cytheren Quadrille - MP 8.223202
7 Die jungen Wiener - Walzer - MP 8.223202
8 Patriotenmarsch - MP 8.223213
9 Amazonen Quadrille - MP 8.223203
10 Liebesbrunnen Quadrille (Quadrille on themes from the opera: Der Liebesbrunnen (The Well of Love) - MP 8.223235
11 Faschingslieder - Walzer - MP 8.223238
12 Jugend-Träume - Walzer - (Dreams of Youth) - MP 8.223237
13 Czechenpolka - MP 8.223202
14 Serben Quadrille - MP 8.223238
15 Sträusschen Walzer (Little Bouquet) - MP 8.223233
16 Elfen Quadrille - MP 8.223236
17 Jux - Polka - MP 8.223203
18 Berglieder - Walzer - MP 8.223203
19 Dämonen Quadrille - MP 8.223203
20 Austria - Marsch - MP 8.223204
21 Lindgesänge - Walzer - MP 8.223203
22 Die Osterreicher - Walzer - MP 8.223203
23 Pester Czardas - MP 8.223210
24 Zigeunerin Quadrille - MP 8.223216
25 Zeitgeister Quadrille - MP 8.223207
26 Fiedler Polka - MP 8.223213
27 Die Sanguiniker Walzer - MP 8.223208
28 Hopser Polka - MP 8.223204
29 Odeon Quadrille - MP 8.223207
30 Die Zillerthaler - Walzer im Ländlerstil - MP 8.223213
31 Quadrille on motifs from Balfe's The Siege of Rochelle - MP 8.223213
32 Irenen - Walzer - (Irene) MP 8.223239
33 Alexander - Quadrille - MP 8.223215
34 Die Jovialen Walzer - MP 8.223215
or is this Opus 36???
35 Industrie - Quadrille - - MP 8.223235
36 Architekten-Ball Tänze - MP 8.223235
37 Wilhelminen - Quadrille - MP 8.223240
38 Bachus - Polka - MP 8.223207
39 Slaven - Quadrille - MP 8.223234
40 Quadrille on motifs from Boisselot's La Reine de Lyons (Die Königin von Leon) (The Queen of Leon) MP 8.223237
41 Sängerfahrten - Walzer - MP 8.223216
42 Wildrosen - Walzer - MP 8.223243
43 Explosions - Polka - MP 8.223225
44 Fest - Quadrille - MP 8.223212
45 Erste Tänze - Walzer - MP 8.223214
46 Martha - Quadrille - MP 8.223241
47 Dorfg'schichten - Walzer - MP 8.223219
48 Seladon - Quadrille - MP 8.223219
49 Fest - Marsch - MP 8.223230
50 Klänge aus der Malachei - Walzer - MP 8.223211
51 Marien - Quadrille on Rumanian Themes - MP 8.223246
52 Freiheitslieder - Walzer (Songs of Freedom) - MP 8.223217
53 Annika - Quadrille - MP 8.2232__
54 Revolutions - Marsch - MP 8.223211
55 Burschenlieder - Walzer - MP 8.223241
56 Studenten Marsch - MP 8.223218
57 Ligourianer-Seufzer - Scherz-polka - MP 8.223216
58 Brünner-Nationalgarde Marsch - MP 8.223229
59 Quadrille on motifs from Halévy's Der Blitz (Lightning) - MP 8.223235
60 Seisselheibe Polka - MP 8.223214
61 Neue Steirischen Tänze (New Styrian Dances) (New Styrian is in Austria) - MP 8.223237
62 Einheitsklänge - Walzer - MP 8.223228
63 Sans-Souci - Quadrille - MP 8.223227
64 Fantasiebilder - Walzer - MP 8.223232
65 Nikolai - Quadrille on Russian Themes - MP 8.223234
66 D'Woaldbuama - Walzer im Ländlerstil (The Forest Lads) - MP 8.223236
67 Kaiser Franz-Josef Marsch - MP 8.223217
68 Äolstäne - Walzer - MP 8.223227
69 Triumph Marsch - MP 8.223237
70 Die Gemütlichen - Walzer - MP 8.223212
71 Künstler - Quadrille - MP 8.223227
72 Scherzo - Polka - MP 8.223215
73 Frohsinnspender - Polka - MP 8.223214
74 Lava-Ströme - Walzer - MP 8.223218
75 Soften - Quadrille - MP 8.223226
76 Attaque - Quadrille - MP 8.223230
77 Wiener Garnisons Marsch - MP 8.223238
78 Heiligenstädter-Rendezvous - Polka - MP 8.223205
79 Marien-Tänze - Walzer - MP 8.223222
80 Herski-Holki - Polka (Pretty Girls) - MP 8.223224
81 Luisen-Sympathie-KIänge - Walzer - MP 8.223230
82 Johaniskäferln - WaIzer - MP 8.223221
83 Ottingen - Reitermarsch - MP 8.223221
84 Warschauer - Polka - MP 8.223206
85 Heimatskinder - Walzer - MP 8.223240
86 Bonvivant Quadrille - MP 8.223231
87 Aurora-Balltänze - Walzer - MP 8.223220
88 Slaven-Ball - Quadrille - MP 8.223239
89 Hirtenspiele - Walzer - MP 8.223242
90 Orakelsprüche - Walzer - MP 8.223229
91 Hermann - Polka - MP 8.223211
92 Maskenfest - Quadrille - MP 8.223244
93 Kaiser-Jäger Marsch - MP 8.223220
94 Rhadamantus-Klänge - Walzer - MP 8.223223
95 Idyllen (Idylls) - Walzer - MP 8.223224
96 Viribus Unitis (With United Strength) - Marsch - MP 8.223224
97 Sambrinn - Tänze - MP 8.223231
98 Promenade Quadrille - MP 8.223225
99 Frauenkäferln - Walzer (Ladybirds) - MP 8.223225
100 Böslauer - Polka - MP 8.223214
101 Mephistos Höllenrufe - Walzer (Cries from Hell) - MP 8.223236
102 Albion - Polka - MP 8.223209
103 Vivat - Quadrille - MP 8.223241
104 Windsor-Klänge - Walzer (Windsor Echoes) - MP 8.223217
105 5 Paragraphen aus der Walzer-Bodex (Five Paragraphs from the Waltz Code) - MP 8.223234
106 Harmonie - Polka - MP 8.223212
107 Grossfürsten - Marsch - (Grand Dukes March) MP 8.223225
108 Die Unzertrennlichen - Walzer - MP 8.223231
109 Tête-à-Tête - Quadrille - MP 8.223228
110 Electro-Magnetische - Polka - MP 8.223219
111 Blumen - Polka - MP 8.223210
112 Melodien Quadrille nach Verdi (Quadrille on melodies by Verdi) - MP 8.223217
113 Sachsen-Kürassier Marsh - MP 8.223233
114 Liebeslieder Walzer - MP 8.223203
115 Wiener-Jubelgrüsse Marsch - MP 8.223232
116 Hofball - Quadrille - MP 8.223232
117 Annen - Polka - MP 8.223209 - WP - VS
118 Lockvögel - Walzer (Lures) - MP 8.223224
119 Volkssänger - Waltzer - MP 8.223229
120 Nocturne - Quadrille - MP 8.223201 & - MP 8.223231
121 Zehner - Polka (TheTen) - MP 8.223201 and MP 8.223238
122 Indra - Quadrille - MP 8.223202
123 Satanella - Quadrille - MP 8.223203
124 Satanella - Polka - MP 8.223202
125 Phoenix-Schwingen Walzer (Wings of the Phoenix) - MP 8.223201
126 Jubel Marsch - MP 8.223202
127 Freudengrüsse - Polka - MP 8.223203
128 Solonsprüche - Walzer - MP 8.223202
129 Motor - Quadrille - MP 8.223204
130 Äsculap - Polka - MP 8.223203
131 Wiener-Punsch-Lieder - Walzer - MP 8.223203
132 Veilchen - Polka - MP 8.223204
133 Karussel Marsch - MP 8.223206 (Caroussel-Marsch)
134 Tanzi-Bai Polka - MP 8.223213
135 Bouquet Quadrille - MP 8.223233
136 Vermählungs-Toast - Walzer - MP 8.223202
137 Neuhauser - Polka - MP 8.223207
138 Pepita - Polka - MP 8.223208
139 Kron Marsch - MP 8.223207
140 Knallkügerln - Walzer - MP 8.223204
141 Wellen und Wogen - Walzer - MP 8.223206
142 Wiedersehen - Polka - MP 8.223208
143 Schneeglöckchen - Walzer - MP 8.223207
144 La Viennoise - Polka-Mazurka - MP 8.223215
145 Bürgerball - Polka - MP 8.223204
146 Novellen - Walzer - MP 8.223219
147 Musen - Polka - MP 8.223205
148 Schallwellen - Walzer - MP 8.223208
149 Erzherzog Wilhelm-Gene-sungsmarsch - MP 8.223208
150 Ballg'schichten - Walzer - MP 8.223207
151 Elisen - Polka - MP 8.223205
152 Karnevals-Spektakel - Quadrille (Carneval's Hubbub) - MP 8.223222
153 Nordstern - Quadrille - MP 8.223206
154 Myrthen-Kränze - Walzer - MP 8.223206
155 Haute-Volée - Polka - MP 8.223211
156 Napoleon Marsch - MP 8.223231
157 Nachtfalter - Walzer - MP 8.223205
158 Alliance Marsch - MP 8.223218
159 Schnellpost - Polka - MP 8.223216
160 Ella - Polka - MP 8.223212
161 Panacea-Klänge - Walzer - MP 8.223210
162 Souvenir - Polka - MP 8.223212
163 Glossen - Walzer - MP 8.223211
164 Sirenen - Walzer - MP 8.223213
165 Aurora - Polka - MP 8.223212
166 Handels-Elite - Quadrille - MP 8.223211
167 Man Lebt Nur Einmal - Walzer - MP 8.223212
168 Leopoldstädter Polka - MP 8.223218
169 Bijouterie - Quadrille - MP 8.223215
170 Nachtveilchen - Polka-Mazurka - MP 8.223209
171 Freuden-Salven - Walzer - MP 8.223216
172 Gedanken auf den Alpen - Walzer - MP 8.223209
173 Marie Taglioni - Polka - MP 8.223223
174 Le Papillon - Polka-Mazurka (The Butterfly) - MP 8.223225
175 Erhöhte Pulse - Walzer - MP 8.223220
176 Armenball - Polka - (Poor People's Ball) MP 8.223217
177 Juristenball - Tänze - MP 8.223226
178 Sans-Souci - Polka - MP 8.223221
179 Abschiedsrufe - Walzer - (Cries of Farewell) - MP 8.223233
180 Libellen - Walzer - MP 8.223215
181 Grossfürstin Alexandra - Walzer - MP 8.223218
182 L'Inconnue - Polka-Mazurka (The Unknown One) - MP 8.223222
183 Krönungsmarsch - MP 8.223212
184 Krönungslieder - Walzer (Coronation Songs) - MP 8.223225
184b Pawlowsk-Polka - MP 8.223233 (published in Russia) 185 Strellna-Terrassen (Streina Terraces) - Quadrille - MP 8.223224
186 Demi Fortune (One-horse Carriage) - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223224
187 Une Bagatelle - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223229
188 Herzel - Polka - MP 8.223220
189 Paroxysmens Walzer - MP 8.223230
190 Etwas Kleines - Polka-Francaise - (Something Small) - MP 8.223233
191 Controversen - Walzer Controversies) - MP 8.223222
192 Wien, mein Sinn - Walzer - MP 8.223223
193 Phänomene - Walzer - MP 8.223214
194 La Berceuse - Quadrille - MP 8.223216
195 Telegraphische Depeschen - Walzer - MP 8.223228
196 Olga - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223232
197 Spleen - Polka-Mazurka - MP 8.223228
198 Alexandrinen - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223230 - VP1
199 Le Beau Monde - Quadrille - MP 8.223223
200 Souvenir de Nice - Walzer - MP 8.223227
201 Künstler Quadrille (Artist's Quadrille) - MP 8.223225
202 l'Enfauttillâge - Polka-Frangaise - MP 8.223226
203 Helenen - Polka - MP 8.223229
204 Vibrationen - Walzer - MP 8.223223
205 Die Exftavaganten - Walzer - MP 8.223236
206 Concordia - Polka-Mazurka - MP 8.223228
207 Cycloden - Walzer - MP 8.223221
208 Juxbrüder Walzer - (Pranksters) - MP 8.223224
209 Spiralen - Walzer (Spirals) - MP 8.223225
210 Abschied von St. Petersburg - Walzer (Farewell to St. Petersburg) - MP 8.223234
211 Champagner - Polka - MP 8.223214
212 Fürst Bariatinsky Marsch - MP 8.223216
218 Bonbons - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223225
214 Tritsch-Tratsch - Polka - MP 8.223232 - FW - SG2 - WP - VS - SW
215 Gedankenflug - Walzer - MP 8.223241
216 Hell und Voll - Walzer - (Bright and Full Waltz) - MP 8.223239
217 La Favorita - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223234
218 Irrlichter - Walzer - MP 8.223240
219 Auroraball - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223242
220 Deutsche Walzer - MP 8.223229
221 Promotionen - Walzer - MP 8.223232
222 Nachtigall - Polka (Nightingale) - MP 8.223222
223 Schwungräder - Walzer (Flywheels Waltz) - MP 8.223237
224 Dinorah - Quadrille - MP 8.22320
225 Grüsse an Wien - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223227
226 Der Kobold - Polka-Mazurka (The Imp) - MP 8.223234
227 Reise-Abenteuer - Walzer - MP 8.223230
228 Niko - Polka - MP 8.223234
229 Jäger - Polka-Francaise (Riflemen) - MP 8.223235
280 Kammerball - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223230
231 DroIerie - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223227
232 Lebenswecker - Wahm - MP 8.223228
233 Sentenzen - Walzer - MP 8.223242
234 Accelerationen - Walzer - MP 8.223235 - SG - MS
235 Immer heiterer - Walzer (Ever More Cheerful) (Waltz in Ländler style) - MP 8.223222
236 Orpheus - Quadrille - MP 8.223221
237 Taubenpost - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223231
238 Die Pariserin - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223223
239 Polka-Mazurka champêtre - (Rustic Polka) - MP 8.223233 and MP 8.223279
240 Maskenzug - Polka-Francaise (Procession of Masks) - MP 8.223201 and MP 8.223238
241 Fantasieblümchen - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223202
242 Bijoux - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223215
243 Romanze - MP 8.223214
244 Diabolin - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223210
245 Thermen - Walzer - MP 8.223213
246 Rokonhangok-Sympathie Polka-Francaise (Tunes of Sympathy) - MP 8.223224
247 Grillenbanner - Walzer - MP 8.223214
248 Camelien - Polka - MP 8.223206
249 Hesperis - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223205
250 Wahlstimmer - Walzer - MP 8.223215
251 Klangfiguren - Walzer (Nodal Figures) - MP 8.223201
252 Dividenden-Walzer - MP 8.223204
253 Schwärmereien - Walzer - MP 8.223220
254 Neue Melodien - Quadrille - MP 8.223213
255 St. Petersburg - Quadrille - MP 8.223214
255 Romanze No. 2 in G - MP 8.223237 and MP 8.223279
256 Veilchen - Polka Mazurka on Russian Themes - MP 8.223201
257 Perpetuum Mobile - Scherzo-Galop - MP 8.223230 - MS - GH - WP - VS
258 Socunden - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223229
259 Chansonetten - Quadrille - MP 8.223206
260 Furioso - Polka quasi Galopp - MP 8.223207
261 Die ersten Kuren - Walzer - MP 8.223231
262 Kolonnen - Walzer - MP 8.223207
263 Studenten - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223216
264 Patronessen - Walzer - MP 8.223218
265 Motoren - Walzer - MP 8.223216
266 Luzifer - Polka - MP 8.223209
267 Konkurenzen - Walzer - MP 8.223206 (Concurrenzen) - VP2
268 Wiener Chronik - Walzer - MP 8.223205
269 Demolierer - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223213
270 Karnevals-Botschafter - Walzer - MP 8.223208
271 Bluette - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223206
272 Quadrille on motifs from Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera - MP 8.223208
273 Leitartikel - Walzer - MP 8.223238
274 Patdoten - Polka - MP 8.223211
275 Lieder Quadrille - MP 8.223210
276 Bauern - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223210
277 Invitation à la Polka-Mazurka - MP 8.223218
277a Faust Quadrille - MP 8.223247 278 Neues Leben - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223212
279 Morgenblätter - Walzer (Morning Papers) - MP 8.223210 - FW - SG2 - SW
280 Juristenball - Schnellpolka - MP 8.223210
281 Vergnügungszug - Schnellpolka (Luxury Train or Procession for Pleasure) - MP 8.223203 - GH - VS
282 Gut Bürgerlich - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223226
283 Saison - Quadrille - MP 8.223208
284 Deutsche Krieger - Marsch - MP 8.223207
285 Studentenlust - Walzer - MP 8.223219
286 Patronessen - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223221
287 Verbrüderungs-Marsch - MP 8.223204
288 Neva - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223241
289 Persischer Marsch (Persian March) - MP 8.223222 - VS - SW
290 Quadrille sur des airs francais - MP 8.223205
290a Kaiser Alexander Huldigungsmarsch - MP 8.223247 291 'S giebt nur a Kaisentadt, 's giebt nur a Wien - Schnellpolka - (There's only one Imperial City!- There's only one Vienna!) MP 8.223217
292 Aus den Bergen - Walzer - MP 8.223211
293 Feuilleton - Walzer - MP 8.223210
294 Prozesspolka - Schnellpolka (Lawsuit) - MP 8.223236
295 Bürgersinn - Walzer - (Public Spirit) MP 8.223217
296 Episode - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223219
297 Electrophor - Schnellpolka - MP 8.223226
298 Hofballtänze - Walzer - MP 8.223212
299 Quadrille on motifs from Meyerbeer's L`'Africaine - MP 8.223211
300 Flugschriften - Walzer - MP 8.223220
301 Kreuzfidel - Polka-Francaise (Pleased as Punch!) - MP 8.223236
302 Der Zeitlose - Polka-Francaise (The Timeless One) - MP 8.223235
303 Bal Champêtre - Quadrille - MP 8.223214
304 Kinderspiele - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223214
305 Damenspende - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223238
306 Bürgerweisen - Walzer - MP 8.223216
307 Wiener Bonbons - Walzer - (Vienna Bob-Bons) - MP 8.223231 - SG2
308 Par Force - Schnellpolka - MP 8.223230
309 Sylphen - Polka-Francaise - MP 8.223239
310 Tändelei - Polka-Mazurka - MP 8.223221
311 Express - Schnellpolka - MP 8.223227
312 Feen-Märchen - Walzer - (Fairy Tales) MP 8.223217
313 Wildfeuer - Polka-Francaise (Wildfire) - MP 8.223240
314 An der schönen, blauen Donau - Walzer (Blue Danube Waltz) - MP 8.223233 and MP 8.223279- SG1 - SG2 - MS - GH - FW - WP

 


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  • October 25, 2008 Patricia wrote:
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR MR. STRAUSS.
    Without your wonderful music we could not have a man like Andre Rieu to give our lives more joy and happiness on these days.
    We remember you and we thank you for your compositions.

  • October 25, 2008 Inge Cossette wrote:
    As he is my all time favorite King of the half classical music, I say happy life for ever! His music will never die because it is so gay! That is the only reason why I liked André Rieu because he came with music for older people, not that stuff they call music today for the teenagers. I will always adore the music from Johann Strauß Jr.
  • October 25, 2008 Marlene Warren wrote:

    It is very impressive to see how many compositions Joseph Strauss, Jr. gave us.
    I love the Strauss music.  It truly is romantic, fun, enjoyable and cheerful!

    I'm so happy that we have André Rieu to carry on this beautiful music for all of us.
    Happy Birthday Johann Strauss, Jr.!
    Your music will live with us forever.


  • October 25, 2008 Webmaster Sally wrote:
    Happy Birthday Johann Strauss Jr.
    Thank you for the Beautiful Waltzes.


    Do not stand at my grave and weep.
    I am not there. I do not sleep.
    I am a thousand winds that blow.
    I am the diamond’s gilt on snow.

    I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
    I am the gentle autumn’s rain.
     
    When you awaken in the morning’s hush,
    I am the swift uplifting rush
    of quiet birds in circled flight.
    I am soft stars that shine at night.

    Do not stand at my grave and cry;
    I am not there. I did not die.

    1. October 25, 2008 Marlene Warren wrote:
      Thank you Sally,
      How appropriate this poem is.
  • October 25, 2008 Hermina E Kohlstadt wrote:
    Truly amazing what a human being can achieve during a lifetime. Johann Strauß, Jr. was a true genius, a part of God Himself. His music is special in its own field of joy, happiness and good life. There will be no imitation ever. A true life saver. Music without time restraints. Good music forever.
    Hermina

  • October 26, 2008 Shirley wrote:
    I may have forgotten his birthday but I could never forget his beautiful waltzes. Timeless, ageless beauty, out from Vienna to the whole world.A waltz without the name Johann Strauss Jr is not really a waltz!
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