Slovak Sinf:Marzendorfer - J. Strauss: Edition 18

Despite a contemporary critic's declaration that 'the waltz is the dance of love and it contains within it more poetry than all the other national dances of the world!', Johann Strauss I happily penned other dances such as the quadrilles and polka heard here. Nonetheless, captivating waltzes composed for Viennese open-air galas, fairs, festive balls, carnivals and other celebrations comprise the bulk of music on Volume 18 of Marco Polo's popular edition of the elder Strauss's evergreen music.