1867 Johann Strauss II - Op. 314 - An Der Schönen Blauen Donau, or (The Blue Danube Waltz)

Op. 314; Year: 1867; Genre: Romantic Period/classical

I had another song I was ready to pick today, but I happened to look through what was happening in the world of music circa 1867, which also happens to be my pick number, and I noticed two songs in particular that premiered that year that caught my attention; of course this was one of them.
An Der Schönen Blaunen Donau, also known as The Blue Danube Waltz is yet another piece of classical music that anyone, save those living somewhere under a rock, has most likely heard at sometime. It is without a doubt one of Johann Strauss I's best known pieces of music over some 150+ years since it was first debuted.

Hear the piece on YouTube.



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