On the Volga
On the Volga is a polka mazurka by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 425). The work was performed for the first time on April 26, 1886 in the manege of the Guards Rider Regiment in St. Petersburg, which had been converted into a concert hall .
Remarks
In the spring of 1886 Johann Strauss stayed in St. Petersburg at the invitation of the ladies of the Society of the Red Cross. There he was supposed to give several concerts with a Russian orchestra. On this occasion he also composed this polka, which was initially named Mon salut . The work, whose resemblance to the whimsy polka from 1857 was not noticed by anyone, was very well received. Indeed, the composer used musical quotations from the earlier work. The work was first performed in Vienna under its current name on November 7, 1886 in the concert hall of the Wiener Musikverein .
The playing time on the CD listed under itemization is 5 minutes and 13 seconds. This time can vary somewhat depending on the conductor's musical conception.
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Individual proof
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 88) in the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), publisher Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the eleventh track on the 32nd CD.