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Josef Strauß
Josef Strauß

Born
20.08.1827 in Wien

Died
22.07.1870 in Wien

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Josef Strauss war ein  Sohn von Johann Strauss (Vater) und somit Bruder von Johann Strauss (Sohn) und Eduard Strauß. Anders als seine anderen Familienmitglieder wollte er keine musikalische Karriere, sondern wurde Bauleiter. Erst als er seinen Bruder Johann Strauß (Sohn) krankheitshalber vertreten musste, begann er mit dem Komponieren und fand Gefallen daran.

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Feuerfest!

Feuerfest!

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Polka française
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Josef Strauß (1827-1879) comes from the famed Austrian Strauß family. His father was Johann Strauß, his older brother Johann Strauß (son) and his younger brother Eduard Strauß. All three sons were great composers, but Josef never aimed for a musical career. After his studies at the Vienna Polytechnikum (today the Technical University), he became an engineer and inventor. In 1852, he had to fill in for his very exhausted brother Johann as conductor of the Strauß band, composing his first piece. At first, he didn’t plan to write any more, but in time he wrote more than 300 compositions and filled in for his brother with increasing frequency. Josef Strauß wrote his polka française “Feuerfest” (fireproof) in 1869, for the occasion of...

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Sympatria

Sympatria

RUNDEL | audio | compact disc | CD | 113 Sympatria (Asanger) - Wiener Praterleben (Translateur / arr. Schwalgin) - Feuerfest ! (Strauss / arr. Rundel) - Godfather of Seville (Hosay) - Ich bete an...
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Feuerfest!

Feuerfest!

Josef Strauß (1827-1879) comes from the famed Austrian Strauß family. His father was Johann Strauß, his older brother Johann Strauß (son) and his younger brother Eduard...
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