Strauss Fantasy

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In the red-paneled M-G-M Concert Hall, the M-G-M Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Johnny Green, plays polkas and waltzes from "gay, romantic, 19th-century Vienna" composed by Johann Strauss Sr., Johann Strauss Jr., and Josef Strauss. A voice-over narration introduces the program, which includes "On the Beautiful Blue Danube," "Pizzicato Polka," "Tales from the Vienna Woods," "Thunder and Lightning Polka," "Artist's Life," "Vienna Life," "High Spirits Polka," "Emperor Waltz," "Radetzky Waltz," and "Overture to the Bat." At least 70 musicians comprise the orchestra.