That’s how the dynasty began. (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, ...

Johann Strauss II was born in 1825 and two centuries later ... was added from different cultures and eras including Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. But there was no room for Herr Strauss.

Vienna is hosting a year-long 200th birthday party for Johann Strauss II, celebrating the composer who gave the Austrian ...

He had six children, of whom three survived infancy and went on to become dance musicians. Johann Strauss II was his eldest child. He started his own orchestra in 1844, which came to rival his ...

Johann Strauss II (1825–1899) is known as the 'Waltz King'. He was the greatest of all Viennese dance music composers. Life and Music The young Strauss had started composing and directing his own ...