The Merry War (Quadrille)

The Merry War is a quadrille by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 402). It was performed for the first time on February 14, 1882 in the Sofienbad Hall in Vienna.

Remarks

The work was compiled based on the motifs of the operetta The Merry War , which premiered in 1881 . It thus joins a series of compositions (opus numbers 397 , 398 , 399 , 400 , 401 , 403 , 404 , 405 and 407 ) that take up all the themes from this operetta. The Quadrille was premiered on the occasion of the carnival ball of the journalists' association Concordia together with the Schnellpolka either - or on February 14, 1882 in the Sofienbad-Saal under the direction of Eduard Strauss .

The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 5 minutes and 15 seconds. This time can vary somewhat depending on the conductor's musical conception.

Web links

• The quadrille based on motifs from the operetta The Merry War on the Naxos online CD description

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 63) in the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), publisher Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the eighth track on the 22nd CD.