Technical Details: Interactive Menu: Six Languages Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1.+ Digital Stereo Region Code: 0 Picture Format: 4:3  Specials: Orchestral Recordings  plus Ballet Sequences, Landscape Views and Impressions from Vienna Running Time: ca. 90 min. Order No: 60004 Highlights of the Vienna Symphonic Orchestra Vol. 4 Johann Strauß Orchestra: Vienna Symphonic Orchestra Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf   Volume 4 of the concert recordings „Springtime in Vienna“ is exclusively dedicated to Johann Strauß. His works are performed by an outstanding cast: the conductor Erich Leinsdorf (1912 – 1993) native Austrian, but spending most of his life in the United States, returned to his home country for this recording and took over the guidance of the cast. Standing by his side are famous soloists: soprano Helen Donath who originally came from America and made a big opera career in Europe and the German tenor Werner Hollweg – an established participant of the „Springtime in Vienna“ concert series. The repertoire is divided in two parts: it starts with a very mixed programme. Here, polkas, waltzes and the overture from the operetta „Waldmeister“ can be heard. Helen Donath performs the vocal versions of the waltz „Voices of Spring“ and the waltz „The Queen’s Lace Handkerchief“ (also entitled „Rosen aus dem Süden“), which are full of coloratures. In addition, excerpts from the operetta “The Gypsy Baron“ are staged – the overture, the „Treasure Waltz“, the march and the famous duet „One day we were young”. Finally, Erich Leinsdorf  announces the encore – to the great pleasure of the  audience: it is the „Emperor Waltz“.