Eduard Leopold Maria Strauss (March 24, 1910 – April 6, 1969), commonly known as Eduard Strauss II to distinguish him from his grandfather, was an

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whose grandfather was Eduard Strauss I and whose uncle was

Johann Strauss III Johann Maria Eduard Strauss III (; ; 16 February 18669 January 1939) was an Austrian composer whose father was Eduard Strauss, whose uncles were Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss, and whose grandfather was Johann Strauss I. Born in Vienna, he w ...

. He enrolled at

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, and learned composition technique from Franz Schmidt. He debuted as a conductor in 1949, 50 years after the death of

Johann Strauss II Johann Baptist Strauss II (; ; 25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (), was an List of Austrian composers, Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas as well ...

, and 100 years after the death of

Johann Strauss I Johann Baptist Strauss I (; ; 14 March 1804 – 25 September 1849), also known as Johann Strauss Sr., the Elder or the Father (), was an Austrian composer of the Romantic music, Romantic Period. He was famous for his light music, namely waltzes, ...

. Eduard II visited

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in 1956. His works drew enormous attention, which resulted in a Johann Strauss boom occurring in Japan. He organized the Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester in 1966. His son,

Eduard Strauss Eduard "Edi" Strauss (15 March 1835 – 28 December 1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with his brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. He was the son of Johann Strauss I and Maria Anna Streim ...

(born 1955) is the current head of the

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filmography

In 1954, Eduard II appeared in three movies as ''Eduard Strauss Jr''. *'' Victoria in Dover'' – a composer. *''

The Eternal Waltz ''The Eternal Waltz'' () is a 1954 West German drama film dramatizing the life of Johann Strauss II.Bock & Bergfelder p. 529 The initial story was written by Hanns Marschall and Ruth Charlotte Silbermann, and the film itself was written by Alexan ...

'' – Eduard Strauss I. *' – Johann Strauss II.

References

: ''Eduard Strauss II: Ein Künstlerleben.'' Schneider, Tutzing 2010.

External links

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1910 births 1969 deaths Austrian people of Jewish descent Austrian male conductors (music) 20th-century Austrian conductors (music) 20th-century Austrian male musicians University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna alumni {{Austria-conductor-stub