DescriptionOn New Year’s eve, there are a handful of audience favourites that conductors around the world choose to perform. One such crowd-pleaser is the Die Fledermaus Overture by Johann Strauss II. Join me, as we take a minute to get the scoop!Fun FactThe first London performance of Die Fledermaus did not take place until 1895, "Twenty years after its production as a lyric opera in Vienna…it was [composer and conductor Gustav] Mahler [who] raised the artistic status of Strauss's work by producing it at the Hamburg Opera House”.About StevenSteven is a Canadian composer living in Toronto. He creates a range of works, with an emphasis on the short-form genre—his muse being to offer the listener both the darker and more satiric shades of human existence. If you're interested, please check out his website for more.A Note To Music Students et al.All recordings and sheet music are available on my site. I encourage you to take a look and play through some. Give me a shout if you have any questions.Got a topic? Pop me off an email at: TCMMPodcast@Gmail.com Support the show