Johann Strauss II's popular orchestral piece "By the Beautiful Blue Danube" has been inextricably linked to space since it was used in the 1968 classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The waltz played as ...
What better way to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of a world-renowned composer than to ensure his music has a truly universal audience. Johann Strauss II was born in 1825 and two ...
A performance of the masterpiece will be transmitted into space on Saturday. The waltz has been associated with space travel since its inclusion... The European Space Agency will beam the famous 'Blue ...