Strauss in Vienna - Famous Waltzes, Marches and Polkas for Wind Quintet

Even during their lifetimes the members of the Strauss family saw their vast number of dances and marches being performed by a bewildering combination of instruments. The rich melodic invention of their compositions has remained an attraction fo arrangers in our own time, and among the most unusual and inventive are those for wind quintet, performed on this recording by members of Quintett Wien. The pieces on this collection combine more popular works with less familiar compositions from the heyday of Viennese light music.