All That Strauss

by Vienna Art Orchestra

Overview

From Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin to Mahler and Bartok, European classical music has been a source of inspiration to numerous jazz musicians. The 19th Century compositions of the Strauss family are the subject of All That Strauss, which documents a New Year's 2000 concert by the Vienna Art Orchestra--one of Europe's most adventurous big bands. It is quite appropriate that this Strauss tribute concert was performed in Vienna and that the orchestra has Vienna in its name; for many classical greats have lived in Austria's largest city, including Johann and Eduard Strauss. While the Vienna Art Orchestra's love of the Strauss legacy is obvious, the band doesn't treat its compositions like museum pieces. Instead, time-honored compositions like "Donauwalzer," "Albion Polka," "Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien" and "Lagunen Walzer" are given serious jazz makeovers, and arranger Mathias Rueegg sees to it that the orchestra takes a lot of chances with the material. To some classical purists, the very thought of approaching these pieces as jazz is an act of musical heresy. But in fact, the Vienna Art Orchestra honors the memory of Johann and Eduard Strauss by doing something fresh and creative with their music. All That Strauss won't appeal to classical purists or classical snobs, but from a jazz perspective, it's a gem. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	06/13/2000
Label:	Tcb Records
UPC:	0725095200523
Rank:	206988

Tracks

1. Wein, Weib und Gesang
2. Process-Polka
3. Ein Morgen, Ein Mittag, Ein Abend in Wien
4. Mit Extrapost
5. Albion-Polka
6. Gruss an Prag
7. Lagunen-Walzer
8. Persischer Marsch
9. Hellenen Polka
10. Marienklange Walzer
11. Eljen a Magyar!
12. Czardas
13. Donauwalzer

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Vienna Art Orchestra   Primary Artist
Michel Portal   Guest Artist,Clarinet
Wolfgang Puschnig   Guest Artist
Mathias Rueegg   Conductor
Karl "Bumi" Fian   Trumpet
Andy Scherrer   Reeds
Alegre Correa   Guitar
Matthieu Michel   Trumpet
Arkady Shilkloper   French Horn
Harry Sokal   Reeds
Christian Radovan   Trombone

Technical Credits

Eduard Strauss   Composer
Mathias Rueegg   Producer,Arranger
Gigi Schmid-Huetiger   Graphic Design
Josef Strauss   Composer
Jurg Peterhans   Mixing,Engineer,Mastering
Peter Schmidlin   Executive Producer