These Melodies
The Vienna Boys' Choir can be considered experts in Strauss's music. These melodies symbolize the city of Vienna and serve as the musical emblem of the waltz metropolis. The waltzes and polkas of the Strauss family have been a staple of the boys' choir's concert repertoire since the 1920s. They have performed at the Vienna Philharmonic's traditional New Year's Concert six times. The first recording of the Blue Danube Waltz with the Vienna Boys' Choir was made in 1933. This was followed in 1937 by "Tales from the Vienna Woods." A complete LP of Strauss compositions was released in the United States in 1939, while the last recording dates from 1999. A new recording is therefore long overdue!