An der schönen blauen Donau, Waltz, Op. 314

About An der schönen blauen Donau, Waltz, Op. 314

"The Blue Danube" is the common English title of "An der schönen blauen Donau", Op. 314 (German for "By the Beautiful Blue Danube"), a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866. Originally performed on 15 February 1867 at a concert of the Wiener Männergesang-Verein (Vienna Men's Choral Association) it has been one of the most consistently popular pieces of music in the classical repertoire .

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About this song

Credited to

Johann Strauss II, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Album

Strauss, J.: An der schönen blauen Donau (The Blue Danube) · Track 1 of 8 · Opens the album · Longest track on the album

Released

January 1, 1982

Duration

11:47

Ranking

#3 most played Johann Strauss II track on Foxsoundi

On Last.fm

57,408 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Strauss, J.: An der schönen blauen Donau (The Blue Danube)