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Souvenirs of Vienna

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CATHERINE WILSON (soprano) JOHN MITCHINSON (tenor) BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA conductor ASHLEY LAWRENCE
This programme of well-loved Viennese music from the pens of Heuberger, SuppS, Lehar, Ziehrer and the Strauss family marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of ' The Waltz King', ', Johann Strauss , with such favourites as ' The Blue Danube.' ' 'Die Fledermaus.' ' Champagne Galop ' and ' Roses from the South.'
Introduced by Robin Boyle
The concert comes from the Leisure Centre, Gloucester, and is presented by BBC Radio 2 in association with Gloucester City Council.
Producer ANTHONY PHILPOTT
During the interval at 8.30* Professor Otto Stradel - author of Vienna, City of Dreams and leading authority on Johann Strauss - takes Don Durbridge on a guided tour of buildings in Vienna associated with ' The Waltz King.'
The Waltz King: Friday 11.5 am Radio 4

Contributors

Soprano:
Catherine Wilson
Tenor:
John Mitchinson
Conductor:
Ashley Lawrence
Unknown:
Johann Strauss
Introduced By:
Robin Boyle
Producer:
Anthony Philpott
Unknown:
Professor Otto Stradel
Unknown:
Johann Strauss
Unknown:
Don Durbridge
Source: Radio Times

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