Italian waltz
Italian Waltz is a waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 407). The work was performed for the first time on March 22, 1882 in the concert hall of the Wiener Musikverein .
Remarks
In the waltz, as in the kiss waltz (op. 400), Strauss used motifs from his operetta The Merry War . The name Italian Waltz comes from the fact that this operetta is set in Italy. The central melody of the waltz goes back to the quintet coming and going without seeing (score number 6 of the operetta). The world premiere took place as part of a charity festival in the concert hall of the Wiener Musikverein. The work is part of a series of compositions (opus numbers 397 , 398 , 399 , 400 , 401 , 402 , 403 , 404 , and 405 ) that take up all the themes from the operetta The Merry War .
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 7 minutes and 36 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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Individual proof
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 24) 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 5th CD.