Bonvivant Quadrille
The Bonvivant Quadrille is a quadrille by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 86). It was performed for the first time on August 16, 1850 in the Volksgarten in Vienna .
Remarks
The work was composed and premiered on the occasion of a festival in the Volksgarten for the 20th birthday of Emperor Franz Joseph I. Three days later there was another birthday concert for the same occasion at Dommayers Casino in Vienna, where this quadrille was played again. With this work, the composer made another attempt to get closer to the imperial family, which was honored in 1863 with his appointment as court ball music director. Subsequently, the work was rarely played, if at all, and was forgotten. This was also due to the large number of such works by the composer, which displaced each other from the concert programs. The orchestral version was lost. The CD recording mentioned below was made with the help of an arrangement by Professor Ludwig Babinski .
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 5 minutes and 59 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 84) 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 fifth track on the 31st CD.