Happy is he who forgets!
Happy is he who forgets! is a polka - mazurka by Johann Strauss II (op 368th). The work was first performed in October or November 1874.
Remarks
The polka was put together based on motifs from the operetta Die Fledermaus . The work thus joins a series of compositions (opus numbers 362 , 363 , 365 , 366 , and 367 ) that take up all the themes from this operetta. The main theme of the polka is the eponymous duet Happy Is Who Forgets from the 1st act. The composer also has the song of Rosalinde So I Have to Stay Alone , also from the 1st act, and part of the ballet music from the 2nd act the operetta used for this polka. In addition, there is a piece of music that may have been intended for the bat , but has not yet been processed there. The place and date of the premiere are not known. The polka was probably first played by military bands in October or November 1874. There are no records of performances by the Strauss Chapel.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 5 minutes and 16 seconds. This time can vary somewhat depending on the conductor's musical conception.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 66) in the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), publisher Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the tenth track on the 23rd CD.