The digitised sound will be transmitted to the large 35-metre satellite dish at ESA’s Cebreros ground station in Spain. This year is the 200th birthday of Austria's ...

VIENNA (AP) — Strauss’ “Blue Danube” waltz has finally made it into space, nearly a half-century after missing a ride on NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft. The European Space Agency’s big radio antenna ...

To mark the 200th birthday of Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, the country is sending his iconic waltz, The Blue Danube, into space - decades after it was left off the Voyager Golden Record.

The Waltz King, Austria's celebrated Johann Strauss II, often appeased lovesick fans by selling his poodles' black curly locks as a treasured keepsake, instead of his own hair. "Women wanted a part of ...

Why the waltz? What gives with this senescent New Year's tradition of still waltzing 200 years since the birth of the dance's greatest maker, Johann Strauss II? One simple answer is that this ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The Vienna Philharmonic’s annual performance brings to light memories and traditions, both bright and dark. By Rebecca Schmid Every year, classical ...