The gables nod

There nod the gable is a polka mazurka, which is attributed to Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 474). The place and date of the premiere are not known.

Remarks

This polka poses some puzzles. It was compiled based on motifs from the operetta Die Göttin der Vernunft , which premiered in 1897 . The work thus joins a series of compositions (opus numbers 471 , 472 , 473 , 475 and 476 ) that take up all the themes from this operetta. Most of these works were only completed as piano reductions. Whether the piano reduction, which was only rediscovered in the middle of the 20th century, originally came from Johann Strauss, is not clearly clarified in the sources. In view of the fact that Strauss demonstratively distanced himself from this, his last operetta, it is possible that the piano reduction was also created by another hand. It is also very uncertain whether the polka was ever played prior to the Naxos CD recording. The orchestral version to be heard under the CD recording mentioned below was arranged by Christian Pollack .

The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 4 minutes and 43 seconds. This time can vary somewhat depending on the conductor's musical conception.

Web links

• Die Polka Da nod the gables on the Naxos online CD description (Please note: The title can be found outside the row under number 2 of the description)

Individual proof

1. ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 130) 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 eleventh track on the 50th CD.