Following many requests from collectors, Strauss' Graduation Ball - a collection of a few familiar, but mostly unfamiliar pieces by Johann Strauss II that Dorati discovered in the Vienna State Opera library. The coupling is another collection of Straussiana based on the Blue Danube.
JOHANN STRAUSS II
Graduation Ball (arr. Antal Dorati)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Antal Dorati
Le Beau Danube (orch Désormière)
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonygne