between dream and nature audio: Radetsky March (1848) - Johann Strauss Sr. - Conductor Zubin Mehta - Live concert from Heldenplatz, Vienna video: Microcosmos (1996) - Claude Nuridsany, Pérennou edit by Fabio Di Donato also in Life Cut, a movie by Fabio Di Donato and Alessandra Mosca Radetzky March, Op. 228, is a march composed by Johann Strauss Sr. in 1848. It was dedicated to the Austrian Field Marshal Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, and became quite a popular march among soldiers. When it was first played, in front of Austrian officers in attendance, they promptly clapped and stomped their feet when they heard the chorus. This tradition is carried over today when the march is played in classical music venues in Vienna, among members of the audience who are familiar with the tradition. It is almost always played as the last piece of music at the Neujahrskonzert, the Vienna New Year Concert. Despite its military nature, its tone is more festive than martial. This is because the Field Marshal could have executed the son of Strauss who served in the army, but chose not to. The march is thus more of a piece by a thankful father to the savior of his son than a march about a military man. It is usually played in under three minutes. Microcosmos (original title Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe — Microcosmos: The grass people) is 1996 a documentary film by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou produced by Jacques Perrin. Utilizing special macroscopic photographic techniques <b>...</b>