This music honors an Austrian king. It was written to accompany a play about an older Hungarian king. The composer wrote this piece while taking a “rest cure” at a spa, as wars raged through Europe.
Music Heard On This Episode
Anderson, Leroy (1908-1975): Sleigh Ride; The First Day of Spring
Boston Symphony Orch/Arthur Fiedler, cond. — The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar of Favourite Classics (Dg Imports, 2003)
