Rejoice in life

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Rejoice in life is a waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn (op.340). The work was performed for the first time on January 15, 1870 in the Golden Concert Hall of the Wiener Musikverein .

Remarks

The waltz was written for the inauguration ball of the Golden Concert Hall of the Wiener Musikverein and premiered there. The hall in which the traditional New Year's concerts of the Vienna Philharmonic take place today had only been opened by Emperor Franz Joseph I ten days earlier . Johann Strauss then dedicated this waltz to the Wiener Musikverein. At the time, however, this work was not particularly successful. As a result, it disappeared again from the concert schedule. This was also due to the large number of Strauss' compositions in those years, which displaced each other from the concert plans.

The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 8 minutes and 38 seconds. Depending on the musical conception of the conductor, this time can change by up to a minute plus or minus.

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Web links

literature

  • Peter Kemp: The Strauss Family: History of a Musician Dynasty. Heyne Biographien, ISBN 3-453-04621-8 , p. 165.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 14) in the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), publisher Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the ninth track on the 1st CD.

See also