VIENNA Even 200 years after the birth of Austria 's world-famous " waltz king " Johann Strauss II, widely revered like a modern-day pop star during his lifetime, his music has lost none of its magic. Best known for his rousing waltz "The Blue Danube," which became Austria's unofficial national anthem, many of his 500 dance pieces live on in Vienna's roaring ball season. Strauss's persistent popularity lies in the catchy tunes he composed to cheer up people, his great-grand-nephew Eduard Strauss

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