David Wyn Jones is Emeritus Professor of Music at Cardiff University. He has written extensively on music and musical life in Vienna, including biographies of Haydn (2009) and Beethoven (1998). The relationship between music and society in three different epochs is explored in Music in Vienna, 1700, 1800, 1900 (2016).

'David Wyn Jones's masterful biography gives the Strauss dynasty the place it deserves in the cultural and political history of nineteenth-century Europe. Combining meticulous research with vivid storytelling, Jones shows that the Strauss 'brand' was not only an extraordinary collective achievement, but also an essential backdrop to the final decades of the Habsburg Empire. Fascinating, informative, and eminently readable.' Erica Buurman, Director of the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies and Assistant Professor of Music, San José State University

• List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Eingang The depth of the Blue Danube; Presenting a biography of the Strauss family; 1. 1804-1832 Johann Strauss and the making of a tradition; 2. 1833-1849 Father and son. Travel and revolution; 3. 1850-1870 Three brothers: Johann, Josef and Eduard; 4. Dance and march: music and culture; 5. 1871-1899 Two brothers: Johann and Eduard; 6. Staging comedy: Operetta and Opera; 7. 1900-1916. One brother: Eduard; Bibliography; Index of works by Johann Strauss (father), Johann Strauss (son), Josef Strauss and Eduard Strauss; Strauss Family Tree: individuals mentioned in the biography; General Index.

David Wyn Jones is Emeritus Professor of Music at Cardiff University. He has written extensively on music and musical life in Vienna, including biographies of Haydn (2009) and Beethoven (1998). The relationship between music and society in three different epochs is explored in Music in Vienna, 1700, 1800, 1900 (2016).

'David Wyn Jones's masterful biography gives the Strauss dynasty the place it deserves in the cultural and political history of nineteenth-century Europe. Combining meticulous research with vivid storytelling, Jones shows that the Strauss 'brand' was not only an extraordinary collective achievement, but also an essential backdrop to the final decades of the Habsburg Empire. Fascinating, informative, and eminently readable.' Erica Buurman, Director of the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies and Assistant Professor of Music, San José State University

• List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Eingang The depth of the Blue Danube; Presenting a biography of the Strauss family; 1. 1804-1832 Johann Strauss and the making of a tradition; 2. 1833-1849 Father and son. Travel and revolution; 3. 1850-1870 Three brothers: Johann, Josef and Eduard; 4. Dance and march: music and culture; 5. 1871-1899 Two brothers: Johann and Eduard; 6. Staging comedy: Operetta and Opera; 7. 1900-1916. One brother: Eduard; Bibliography; Index of works by Johann Strauss (father), Johann Strauss (son), Josef Strauss and Eduard Strauss; Strauss Family Tree: individuals mentioned in the biography; General Index.