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TALES FROM VIENNA

TALES FROM VIENNA
Experience the magic of Vienna in its heyday with classic pieces played by Emma Johnson and Friends highlighted by fascinating insights into the history and art of the era.
Vienna in the 19th century was an extraordinary city, a hotbed of musical creativity that nurtured Beethoven, Brahms, Strauss and Schubert. But germinating under the apparently harmless mania for wine, women and song were the seeds of social discontent that would trigger the First World War.
"Such an enjoyment of music making with technically superb, charismatic playing......Emma Johnson's Strauss arrangements are as frothy as a glass of bubbly!" Gramophone Magazine

Emma Johnson and Friends
Johnson’s own group, Emma Johnson and Friends, performs and records in formations from trios to Octets. The group’s recent live recording of the Schubert Octet has had some great reviews.
"There’s a strong feeling of a group of like-minded musicians revelling in playing life-enhancing music for pleasure and as a team. I enjoyed this expert and always smiling performance very much indeed and it’s evident from the vociferous applause at the end that the audience enjoyed it just as much.
With an hour and a quarter of delightful music in first-rate performances this disc is a winner."
- John Quinn, Music Web International
