Mountain links

Berglieder is a waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn (op.18).

The work was created in 1845 and was performed for the first time on August 18 of the same year at the Tyrolean Festival in the then entertainment establishment Tivoli in the former Viennese suburb of Obermeidling (today Meidling ).

Remarks

The work was a great success in its day, but is rarely played today. The playing time of the waltz is about 9 minutes and 15 seconds plus or minus a few seconds, depending on the artistic conception of the respective conductor. The work owes its name to the anniversary of one of the battles on Bergisel and was also a memory of Andreas Hofer and a homage to the Tyrolean population.

Web links

• The Strauss dynasty in 1845 with reference to the Battle of Berg Isel and Andreas Hofer
• Mountain links at the Naxos online CD description

See also

• List of waltzes by Johann Strauss (son)

Individual proof

1. ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 18) in the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), published by Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the first track on the 3rd CD.