OLIVE GROVES (Soprano)
THE WIRELESS ORCHESTRA
Conducted by JOHN ANSELL
THE Vienna in which these
Dances and Marches had their birth, centred, as it was, round a very brilliant Court, must have been a town in which gaiety was fully understood. There ia nothing forced or feigned about the happiness which sparkles in all these light-hearted tunes.
Among the composers who contributed to the heritage of dance music which is still held in affectionate regard, long after the dances for which they were composed have passed out of fashion, Johann Strauss holds undoubtedly the highest place.
It was one of his waltzes, probably the best known and best loved of them all, to which Mr.
. Arnold Bennett paid what must be a unique tribute from one art to another. He calls' The Blue Danube ' Waltz, ' That unique classic of the ballroom which, more than any other work of art, unites all Western nations in a common delight.'