Eduard Strauss I (1835–1916), the youngest of the three Strauss brothers – and hence the ‘third man’ of the family, has always been overshadowed by his siblings Johann II and Josef. However, he was the longest lived and most widely travelled of the three and, as sole conductor and manager of the Strauss Orchestra for thirty years, brought authentic performances of his family’s music to audiences in hundreds of towns and cities in Europe and North America. At home in Vienna he made an invaluable ...

• Foreword by Dr Eduard Strauss
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Family Tree of the Strauss Family
• Prelude: Eduard Strauss’s Vienna (1835–1916)
• The musicians of the Strauss dynasty – the development of the Viennese ball – Vienna as the imperial capital and residence, its atmosphere and development during Eduard Strauss’s lifetime – his two addresses in the city.
• The Strauss Family (1835)
• Vienna in March 1835 – death of Franz I – birth of Eduard Strauss – his family and his father’s ...