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This recording traces an arc from Romanian and Hungarian folk dances by Bartók andBrahms; via waltzes by Johann Strauss Jr.; Richard Strauss Rosenkavalier Waltz; a song fromDes Knaben Wunderhorn by Gustav Mahler; and pieces by Lehár, Goldmark, and Janá cekto evergreens such as Schön Rosmarin and Liebesleid by Fritz Kreisler. Thomas AlbertusIrnberger s brisk performance, with an assured sense of style, demonstrates how difficult itis to draw the line between serious music, salon music, and entertainment music.