sharing humorous and heartfelt stories about life in the shadow of his more famous siblings — Johann Jr., Eduard and Josef Strauss. “The Strauss dynasty was a golden era of elegance ...

(It died out in 1939 with the death of Johann Strauss III, son of Eduard, one of Johann II’s brothers.) Johann I had six children by his wife Anna – Johann, Josef, Nelli, Therese, Eduard and Ferdinand ...

This year, the Austrian capital is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Strauss Jr., who ended up eclipsing his father and claiming the mantle of Waltz King. His music is still ...

Johann Strauss II (1825–1899 ... and directed Vienna's famous court balls for his last three years. Strauss's genius lay in the way he took the waltz form his father and Josef Lanner had developed, ...