The Lanner Quartet, formed in 2012, uses a double bass instead of a cello and creates its own transcriptions, covering a wide repertoire from classical to Hungarian film songs and tangos.
Composer Biography
Joseph Lanner, known as the 'Father of Viennese Waltz', started his musical career as a string instrumentalist and composer without extensive formal training.
Performer Biography
Erika Miklósa, the Hungarian soprano featured on this album, became the youngest contracted singer in the history of the Hungarian State Opera House at age 19.
Compositional Technique
Joseph Lanner and Johann Strauss Sr. developed a cyclic waltz form, where an introduction was followed by five waltzes and a coda that reused themes from the previous waltzes.
Historical Context
Vienna's music-lovers were divided into 'Lannerians' and 'Strauss-followers' after Joseph Lanner asked Johann Strauss Sr. to conduct one of his orchestras.
Compositional Technique
Joseph Lanner's 'Die Werber' (The Suitors) is believed to have been composed for string quartet, but is also popular in a version for three violins and a double bass.
Composer Biography
Joseph Lanner, a musical prodigy, played in Michael Pamer's orchestra at age 12 and later had Johann Strauss Sr. among his musicians.
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