Bailey, L: Eduard Strauss

Contents

Foreword by Dr Eduard Strauss
Preface
Acknowledgements
Family Tree of the Strauss Family
Prelude: Eduard Strauss's Vienna (1835-1916)

The musicians of the Strauss dynasty - the development of the Viennese ball - Vienna as the imperial capital and residence, its atmosphere and development during Eduard Strauss's lifetime - his two addresses in the city.

The Strauss Family (1835)

Vienna in March 1835 - death of Franz I - birth of Eduard Strauss - his family and his father's career and private life.
Childhood and Education (1835-1849)

Life in the Strauss family home - Eduard's education and his experiences during the 1848 revolution.
Musical Début (1850-1862)

Eduard's plans and interests after leaving school - Strauss family life in the 1850s - Eduard decides to train as a musician, his début as a harpist with the Strauss Orchestra, further musical education and first appearance as a conductor.
Handsome Edi, the Waltz Prince (1862-1869)

Eduard Strauss's role in the family business and relations with brothers Johann and Josef - press hostility to Eduard - visit to Russia - three Strauss orchestras and the golden years of the dynasty.
From Family Crisis to Two Imperial Titles (1869-1872)

Tensions between Johann, Josef and Eduard - deaths of mother Anna and Josef - Johann turns to operetta and Eduard assumes sole responsibility for the Strauss Orchestra, subsequently succeeding Johann as Imperial-Royal Director of Music for Court Balls.
Successes and Setbacks in Johann's Shadow (1872- 1878)

Busy Carnival seasons - more tension between Eduard and Johann, especially over performances for the World Exhibition in Vienna in 1873 - Eduard and the Strauss Orchestra begin to find their dominant position in Vienna hard to maintain.
Summers on Tour, Winters in Vienna (1878-1885)

Eduard reorganizes the Strauss Orchestra and begins his series of summer tours, especially to Germany, while concentrating on his Sunday afternoon

Leigh Bailey (*1946) studied at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge and subse-quently taught English, Translation Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Vienna for 37 years. Between 1982 and 2001 he produced and presented many reports and features on the Strauss dynasty for Radio Austria International, and in 1999 was co-curator of an exhibition at the Austrian Mint in Vienna to mark the centenary of the death of Johann Strauss II.