The waltz, composed in 1866, was recorded by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra before being sent over 24.9 billion kilometers (15 ...

Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was ...

Vienna to beams Strauss's Blue Danube waltz into space to mark his 200th birthday ...

Strauss' “Blue Danube” waltz has finally made it into space, nearly a half-century after missing a ride on NASA's Voyagers.

First on the program was See the Music…, an insightful musical exploration of the score of George Balanchine’s ballet Vienna Waltzes, led by the New York City Ballet Orchestra’s music ...

The term ‘waltz’ derives from the German word ‘walzer,’ meaning to revolve or roll. This dance, characterised by its triple time, is understood to be rooted in German tradition, especially in Vienna.

Why do so many young Austrians learn how to waltz and long to be debutantes at the Vienna Opera Ball? DW steps into the world of the Viennese waltz. The waltz was based on the Ländler ...

To make your own ruling on the Waltz King, 2025 is the perfect time to head to Vienna. In a single day, you can visit a trio of Strauss-related museums – or take in one of the myriad special ...

No breaking the china. Every piece by Mozart or Beethoven, every Viennese waltz, remains a venerated relic. Yet to be Viennese is to be inherently open to an occasional fling or three. And the ...

The Waltz King's Blue Danube was left out of the 'Golden Records' attached to the Voyager probes in the 1970s. The city of Vienna, with the help of the European Space Agency, is correcting the ...

Today, teenagers learn to waltz by watching YouTube videos while ladies shed their elbow-length gloves to better swipe on smartphones. More than 450 balls occur annually in Vienna, starting Nov ...