1.4K views · 87 reactions | Johann Strauss, the renowned Austrian composer known for his waltzes and operettas, composed several lively and jovial pieces that are often associated with drinking and celebration. Two of them being Die Fledermaus - Trinke Liebchen, Trinke Schnell and Im Feuerstrom der Reben. Listen to 'Spin On Classical Music' now on Spotify via the link in our bio! #SpinOnClassicalMusic #Music #ClassicalMusic #KarajanInstitute | Herbert von Karajan | Facebook

Strauss composed not only the waltzes that practically have come to define the genre for the world, but was also a highly successful composer of polkas, marches, gallops, quadrilles, and other works, included the beloved operettas, Die Fledermaus, Die Zigeunerbaron, and A Night in Venice. Hundreds of works, in all. A typical Strauss waltz is not just one “tune,” although the public tends to remember the composition by the opening melody. Rather it is a series of waltzes—commonly five or six–chai