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Artist: Wiener Männergesang-Verein
Author: Johann Strauss Jr.
Year: 1867
Lyrics by Josef Weyl and with the Forty-Second Infantry Regiment Orchestra conducted by Rudolf Weinwurm. Title possibly inspired by a Karl Beck poem (An der Donau) or by a line from another poem (Die feindlichen Bruder): "An der schönen blauen Donau liegt mein Dörfchen still und fein".
Covers:
Edison Grand Concert Band [oldest recording as Blue Danube Waltz]
Burl Ives [in film So Dear To My Heart]
Berliner Philharmoniker [in film 2001: A Space Odyssey; conducted by Herbert von Karajan]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors, please let us know by contacting us:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)