Scene from the Zdenek Mahler miniserie "Strauss Dynasty" (1990)
The waltz originally had an accompanying song text written by Josef Weyl. Strauss adapted it into a purely orchestral version for the World's Fair in Paris that same year, and it became a great success in this form. The instrumental version is by far the most commonly performed today.
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