Artist
Willi Boskovsky
Personb. 1909 · Wien, Austria, Austria
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Bio
Willi Boskovsky was an Austrian violinist and conductor born in Vienna in 1909. He served as concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic from 1939 to 1971 and became widely known for leading the orchestra’s New Year’s Day concerts from 1955 to 1979. Boskovsky specialized in Viennese light music and Strauss family repertoire, conducting the Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, and various chamber ensembles. His recordings for Decca and EMI helped popularize Johann Strauss waltzes and polkas internationally. He also performed as a solo violinist and led the Boskovsky Ensemble in chamber music settings. Boskovsky died in 1991 in Visp, Switzerland.
Popular tracks
- 16:58
Estudiantina, Op. 191
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- 27:08
Erinnerung an Covent Garden - Waltz, Op. 329
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- 32:53
Feuerfest, Op. 269
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- 42:34
Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214
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- 53:01
Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228
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- 61:40
Der Vogelhändler · Operette in 3 Akten (1988 Digital Remaster): Vorspiel (Orchester)
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- 73:34
Jubel Marsch (Kaiser Franz Joseph I: Rettungs-Jubel-Marsch, Op. 126) (Arr. Sandauer)
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- 82:08
12 Minuets, K.568: No. 7 in A
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- 90:56
16 Minuets K.176: No. 10 in B flat
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- 109:12
An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
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- 111:58
12 Minuets, K.568: No. 4 in E flat
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- 120:42
19 Minuets K.103: No. 16 in G
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Albums
Strauss, J.II: Waltzes, Polkas & Marches
Album · 1997
Zeller: Der Vogelhändler
Album · 1974
Strauss II, J.: Waltzes
Album · 2000
Émile Waldteufel: Die schönsten Walzer
Ep · 2024
Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns
Album · 1982
Lehár: Waltzes
Album · 1983
Johann Strauss and the Tradition of the New Year's Concert
Album · 2013
Lehár: Paganini
Album · 1977
R. Strauss: Don Juan; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche; Ein Heldenleben (Clemens Krauss: Complete Decca Recordings, Vol. 4)
Album · 2021