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| Our afternoon of music. |
The summer season has kicked off here in the mountain town of Bad Gastein with the arrival of the Johann Strauss Orchestra from Salzburg.
Number 47:
An afternoon of music in Bad Gastein, Austria
The 82 year old director and composer Prof Baldur Paub presented the program - although in German, which helped create the atmosphere in the beautiful Belle Epoque Wiener Salon of the Grand Hotel de l'Europe with its perfect acoustics for the music.
It was altogether charming, the 10 piece orchestra youthful and obviously happy to here in Bad Gastein.
I had to pinch myself that I am in Austria, a meeting place for music lovers from all over the world, listening to popular classics and melodies.
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| Whips being lashed to music. Rhythmic and skillful. |
And a post script:
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| The opening of the Folk Evening with 3 Alpine Horn players. |
An evening of singing, dancing, music and lederhosen-wearing men standing on tables around us, lashing whips!
So intrigued by the size of the huge 'alpenhorns' carved from the core of the pine trees here in the Austrian Alps.
