Greeting to America Waltz
Greeting to America is a waltz of Johann Strauss Jr. is credited. The date and place of the premiere are not known.
Remarks
As with several works that Johann Strauss wrote or is said to have written during his trip to America in 1872, this waltz is also a mystery. Here, too, the authorship of the Viennese composer is doubtful. It could be that it is the Fair Columbia waltz announced by Strauss . This work was never performed, at least not under this title. The fact is that a piano reduction of the waltz Greeting to America was deposited in the Library of Congress in 1873 . This was published by the New York publisher Carl Heuser. The piano reduction bears the note: Arranged by HB It has not yet been possible to clarify who is behind these initials. An original orchestral version is not known. This waltz was not performed in Europe. Whether it was ever heard in America at the time is as questionable as the authorship of Johann Strauss. After all, the waltz is relatively well done and in the style of the Viennese composer. It also shows a certain proximity to the Strauss waltz Thousand and One Nights , op. 346. The question of the composer must remain open. It could actually have been Johann Strauss. Someone could just as easily have arranged the work in Strauss's style without the knowledge of Strauss. The CD recording mentioned below is based on an orchestral version created by Jerome D. Cohen based on the piano reduction.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 7 minutes and 20 seconds. Depending on the musical conception of the conductor, this time can vary by up to about a minute plus or minus.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 118) 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 second track on the 46th CD.