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Wiener Bälle - Die Welt des Walzerkönigs # 2025

The story of the Viennese waltz and its incomparable creator

A Viennese Fairy Tale...

Magical nights...

Glamour, vanity, and elegance...

Centuries of culture captured in dazzling moments.

This is the story of the Viennese waltz and its incomparable creator, Johann Strauss.

The waltz: A dance... a piece of music... and a mindset!

Johann Strauss’ grand invention conquered the world. And with his famous waltz travels a cultural institution: the quintessential Viennese ball. A night full of music, social encounters, business networking, representation, entertainment, and style.

In 2025, we celebrate the 200th birthday of the "Waltz King" with a commemorative year full of concerts, events—and this documentary.

No one dominated the ball scene of the late 19th century like the composer Johann Strauss II. With his waltzes, polkas, and marches, he created the soundtrack of the Ringstrasse era. The rising bourgeoisie, as well as the old and new aristocracy, danced and stomped to his melodies. The Musikverein was one of his hotspots—The Strauss Orchestra was in direct competition with the Vienna Philharmonic, which is one reason why the Philharmonic played so little Strauss for a long time—something almost unthinkable today.

In this film, Susanne Pleisnitzer delves into Vienna's ball culture and the historical role played by the "Waltz King" within it.

Coproduction | 3sat and ORF III

Genre | documentary

Director | Susanne Pleisnitzer

Production manager I Saskia Netousek

Cut I Anna Fekete

Length | 45 minutes

Year of production I 2024

First broadcasting I March, 1st 2025 on 3sat and February, 11th 2025 on ORF III

14 Eduard Strauss Ururenkel von Johann Strauss Vater Wiener Baelle
13 Waltraud Schuetz Historikerin Wiener Baelle
12 Michaela Lindinger Historikerin Wiener Baelle
11 Alt Hietzing Wiener Baelle
10 Kaffeesiederball deko Wiener Baelle
09 Mitternachtsquadrille nah Wiener Baelle
08 Rathaus Blumenball deko detail Wiener Baelle
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06 Blumenball kunstvolle Deko Wiener Baelle
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01 Mitternachtsquadrille totale Wiener Baelle

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