The Blue Danube a Waltz

The Blue Danube VBR MP3 2.5 mb, The Blue Danube OGG format 2.7 mb which is a free, open standard container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The OGG format is unrestricted by software patents and is designed to provide for efficient streaming and manipulation of high quality digital multimedia.

The Blue Danube, An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 (At the Beautiful Blue Danube), a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866.

Johann Strauss II (October 25, 1825 – June 3, 1899; also known as Johann Baptist Strauss, Johann Strauss, Jr., the Younger, or the Son. An Austrian composer he composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet. He is known as "The Waltz King",

Played by Finnish orchestra Rytmi-Pojat, directed by Eugen Malmstén. The recording Tonava kaunoinen Kultaa ja hopeaa by Columbia. Doria database of Finnish National Library



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Johann Strauss

This file is also in the public domain in countries that figure copyright from the date of death of the artist (post mortem auctoris in this case Johann Strauss II October 25, 1825 – June 3, 1899), and that most commonly runs for a period of 50 to 70 years from December 31 of that year. Performance Licence: This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. According to the Finnish copyright law, the rights to the recording lapse 50 years after the publication of the recording. This recording was published in 1936 and the rights to it have lapsed.

This audio is part of the collection: Community Audio
Artist/Composer: Johann Strauss II
Keywords: The Blue Danube; Johann Strauss II; waltz
Creative Commons license: Public Domain Mark 1.0