Cricket banner
Cricket banner is a waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 247). The work was performed for the first time on February 11, 1861 in the Sofienbad Hall in Vienna.
Remarks
The waltz cricket banner was composed for Mardi Gras in 1861 and premiered at a benefit concert. The word meaning has nothing to do with the insects of the same name ( crickets ); it relates to the second meaning of the word, namely anger or mood. Likewise, the second part of the word does not refer to a banner in the sense of a flag, but is the noun of (ban) ban . According to the name, the waltz was supposed to drive away trouble. Specifically, it was about the trouble that Leopold von Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha (1824-1884) got through his inappropriate marriage to Constanze Geiger (1835-1890). Constanze, herself a musician, was a good friend of Johann Strauss. He supported the wedding and demonstratively dedicated the waltz to Prince Leopold. This dispute in the Saxon-Coburg and Gotha family was then settled by the prince's family giving in. The name of the waltz reminds of this story to this day.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 6 minutes and 53 seconds. Depending on the musical conception of the conductor, this time can change by up to a minute plus or minus.
See also
Web links
- The waltz cricket banner on the Naxos online CD description
- Cricket Banner (Waltz), Op. 247 - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Conductor: Alfred Walter on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ Grille , f . - Section: II.). whim . In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 9 : Greander gymnastics - (IV, 1st section, part 6). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1935, Sp. 318-325 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 45) 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 CD 14.