Dividends (waltz)

Dividenden is a waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 252). The work was performed for the first time on January 15, 1861 in the Dianabad Hall in Vienna.

Remarks

The waltz was composed for the then newly founded Association of Austrian Industrialists and premiered at a ball of this association in the newly renovated Dianabad Hall, on a branch of the Danube (now the Danube Canal). It was dedicated to the committee of this society. The name of the work refers to the profit distribution (dividends) from stock ownership and was therefore suitable for the industrial association.

The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 9 minutes and 23 seconds. Depending on the musical conception of the conductor, this time can change by up to a minute plus or minus.

See also

• List of waltzes by Johann Strauss (son)

Web links

• The Waltz Dividends on the Naxos online CD description

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 21) 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 4th CD.