Johann Strauss in Salzburg (and Vienna)

Synopsis As the proverbial saying goes: “Necessity is the mother of invention.” It was, frankly, a matter of economic necessity that led 36-year-old Austrian conductor Clemens Krauss to program an all-Johann Strauss concert by the Vienna Philharmonic at the Salzburg Music Festival on today’s date in 1929. The Festival was established in 1920 with high ideals but insecure funding. To succeed, the…