Josef Strauss

This article deals with the musician and architect Josef Strauss. For other people see Josef Strauss and Joseph Strauss .

Josef Strauss

Josef Strauss (born August 20, 1827 in Mariahilf in Vienna , † July 22, 1870 in Vienna) was an Austrian engineer , inventor , composer and conductor .

Although the name Strauss is often found with ß in reference works , Strauss himself wrote his name with ss .

Life

Josef Strauss was a son of Johann Strauss (father) and his wife Anna and the brother of the famous “Waltz King” Johann Strauss (son) who was two years younger than him . The third and youngest of the Strauss sons was Eduard . Like their father, all of the Strauss sons were outstanding composers, whose works are still regular today. a. be performed in the New Year's concerts of the Vienna Philharmonic .

Grave of Josef Strauss

Josef Strauss did not strive for a musical career, but completed a degree at the Vienna Polytechnic (now the Technical University of Vienna ), worked as a construction manager for the construction of a weir in Trumau , Lower Austria , and designed two street sweepers. However, when Johann Strauss (son) returned from a concert tour in the late autumn of 1852, completely exhausted, Josef had to step in as Kapellmeister of the Strauss Chapel the following year. At that time he composed his first work, the waltz The First and the Last (in the mistaken opinion that this was his first and at the same time last work). The next series of waltzes, Op. 12, he consequently named The First after the Last ; he finally composed over 300 works. In the following years he increasingly represented his brother Johann as Kapellmeister. He took composition lessons and learned to play the violin . On June 8, 1857, Josef Strauss married Caroline Pruckmayer in the Johann Nepomuk Church on Praterstrasse . A daughter, Karoline Anna, was born on March 27, 1858.

The often ailing Josef Strauss suffered a collapse on her deathbed on February 22, 1870 when his mother died and had to be represented the following day at the annual student ball in the redoute halls of the Hofburg . Four months later he fell unconscious from the conductor's podium while on a concert tour in Warsaw . He died a short time later in Vienna. The cause of death remained unclear as his widow did not consent to an autopsy.

He was buried in his mother's grave in the Sankt Marxer Friedhof . On October 12, 1909, the remains of both of them were buried in a grave of honor in the Vienna Central Cemetery (group 32 A, number 44).

Works

Josef Strauss composed waltzes, including The First and Last (Op. 1), Spherical Sounds (Op. 235), Delirium Waltz (Op. 212), My Curriculum Vitae is Love and Lust (Op. 263) and Village Swallows from Austria (Op. 164) , Polkas such as Feuerfest (Op. 269), the Moulinet Polka (first performed on July 25, 1858 in Unger's Casino ) or the Pizzicato Polka (together with Brother Johann), quadrilles and other dance music. The operetta Frühlingsluft (text by Karl Lindau and Julius Wilhelm ), composed with his music around 30 years after his death , was premiered in 1903. Compared to the works of his brothers, his compositions are of a somewhat melancholy character.

List of works

op. 1: The First and Last, Waltz (1853) op. 2: Forget-Me-Not (1855) op. 3: Storm Quadrille op. 4: Mille fleurs-Polka (1855) op. 5: Flinserln (1856) op. 6: Tarantula Polka (1855) op.7: Vielliebchen, Polka Mazur (1855) op.8: Bacchant Quadrille (1855) op.9: Punch-Polka (1855) op.10: Peasant Polka Mazur (1856) op.11: Rendez-vous-Quadrille (1856) op.12: The first after the last, waltz (1854) op.13: Viennese Polka (1856) op. 14: Avant-garde March (1856) op.15: Titi-Polka (1856) op.16: The Vorgeiger (1856) op.17: Maiblümchen, Polka Mazurka (1856) op.18: Lullabies (1856) op.19: Lustlager-Polka (1856) op.20: Scottish Dance (1856) op. 21: Policinello-Quadrille (1856) op. 22: Longing, Polka Mazur (1856) op. 23: Joujou-Polka (1856) op. 24: Army March op.25: Kadi-Quadrille (1856) op. 26: The good old days (1856) op. 27: Jucker-Polka op. 28: Sylphide, Polka, Polka française op. 29: The Veterans (1857) op. 30: Ball-Silhouettes (1857) op. 31: Herzbleamerl (1857) op. 32: Dioscuren Quadrille (1857) op. 33: Masken-Polka (1857) op. 34: Mai-Rosen, Waltz (1857) op.35: Une pensée, Polka Mazur (1857) op. 36: Liechtenstein March (1857) op. 37: Csikós Quadrille (1857) op.38: Remember me, Polka (1857) op. 39: Pearls of Love , Waltz (1857) op.40: La simplicité Polka française (1857) op. 41: Walloon March (1857) op.42: La Chevaleresque, Polka Mazurka (1857) op.43: Steeple-chase, Polka (1857) op.44: Five Kleeblad'ln (1857) op. 45: Parade Quadrille op. 46: Muses Quadrille op.47: Frauenblätter (1858) op. 48: Harlequin Polka (1858) op. 49: The Amazon, Polka Mazur (1858) op.50: Nymphen-Polka (1858) op.51: Zeitbilder (1858) op. 52: Sailor Polka op. 53: parade march op. 54: Flora, Polka Mazurka op. 55: Bon-Bon-Polka op. 56: Greetings from Love (1858) op.57: Moulinet-Polka (1858) op.58: Bivouac Quadrille (1858) op.59: Austrian Crown Prince March (1858) op. 60: Laxenburger Polka (1858) op. 61: Viennese Children (1858) op. 62: Flattergeister (1859) op. 63: Wald-Röslein, Polka Mazur op.64: Lanciers Quadrille (1859) op.65: Caprice Quadrille (1859) op.66: Winter's Tale, Waltz (1859) op.67: Minerva, Polka Mazur (1859) op.68: Debit and Credit, Waltz (1859) op. 69: Saus und Braus, Polka (1859) op. 70: The Coquette, Polka française (1859) op.71: Sword and Leyer (1859) op. 72: Amanda, Polka Mazur (1859) op.73: Sympathy, Polka Mazur (1859) op.74: Elves, Polka Fast (1859) op.75: Sturm-Polka (1859) op. 76: Adamira-Polka (1859) op.77: The Naive, Polka française (1859) op. 78: Gurli-Polka (1859) op. 79: Waldbleameln, Länders (1859) op. 80: Impromptu Quadrille op.81: Cupid, Polka française op. 82: Euterpe, Polka Mazurka op.83: Figaro, Polka française op. 84: Cyclops, fast polka op.85: The Accidental (1860) op.86: Archduke Karl-Marsch (1860) op.87: Heroes Poems (1860) op.88: Immergrün, Polka Mazurka (1860) op.89: Mignon Polka française (1860) op.90: Greetings to Munich, Polka française (1860) op. 91: Lustschwärmer, Waltz (1860) * op.92: Turner Quadrille (1860) op. 93: Day and Night, Polka (1860) op.94: Bellona, ​​Polka Mazur (1860) op.95: Diana, Polka française (1860) op. 96: Shooting Stars, Waltz (1860) op. 97: Débardeurs Quadrille op. 98: Quick joke polka op. 99: Zephir-Polka française op. 100: Die Kosende, Polka Mazur op.101: Flames (1861) op.102: Mask secrets (1861) op. 103: Fortunio-Magellone-Daphnis-Quadrille op. 104: From the Vienna Woods, Polka Mazur op. 105: Phoenix March op.106: Blitz-Polka fast (1861) op.107: Dornbacher Rendez-vous-Polka (1861) op.108: Vienna Bonmots (1861) op.109: The Soubrette, Poka Schnell (1861) op.110: The Floating Woman, Polka Mazurka (1861) op.111: The Nerd (1861) op. 112: Faust Quadrille op. 113: Irenen-Polka op.114: The Zeisserln (1861) op. 115: Folichon Quadrille op.116: Hesperus Ball Dances (1862) op. 117: Laughing Dove, Polka Mazur op. 118: Amazon Quadrille op.119: Amaranth, Polka française op.120: The Dance Interpellants (1862) op. 121: Winterlust, Polka Schnell (1862) op. 122: Love and Wine, Polka Mazur (1862) op.123: Angelica-Polka française (1862) op.124: Glückskinder (1862) op. 125: Seraphinen-Polka française (1862) op. 126: New World Citizens (1862) op. 127: Forward! Polka fast op.128: Greetings from joy (1862) op.129: Burning Love , Polka Mazur (1862) op. 130: Tourist Quadrille op.131: Sounds of the Muses (1863) op. 132: Favorable prognoses (1863) op.133: On Vacation , Polka Fast (1863) op. 134: Patti-Polka française (1863) op.135: Artist Caprice, Polka française (1863) op. 136: Sturmlauf, Turner-Schnellpolka (1863) op. 137: Sofien Quadrille based on popular motifs (1863) op. 138: Victor-Marsch (1863) op.139: Norms, Waltz (1863) op.140: Souvenir-Polka française (1863) op.141: String magnets (1863) op.142: Festival March (1863) op. 143: Associations (1863)

op. 144: The Babbler, Polka Mazur (1863) op.145: Cabriole-Polka fast (1863) op. 146: German Union March (1863) op.147: Amouretten-Polka française (1863) op.148: Edelweiss, Polka Mazur (1863) op. 149: German Sympathies (1863) op.150: Wiener Couplets (1863) op.151: Fantasiebilder (1864) op. 152: Rudolfsheimer Polka fast op.153: Petitions (1864) op. 154: Spirits of Life, Polka française op.155: The Gazelle, Polka Mazur (1864) op.156: The Clients (1864) op.157: Herold Quadrille (1864) op.158: The Industrialists (1864) op.159: Gablenz March (1864) op.160: Evening Star Polka française (1864) op. 161: Pêle-mêle-Polka fast (1864) op.162: The Contemporaries (1864) op.163: The Idyll, Polka Mazur (1864) op.164: Village Swallows from Austria , Waltz (1864) op.165: Fashion, Polka française (1864) op. 166: Woman's Heart , Polka Mazur (1864) op. 167: Arabella-Polka (1864) op.168: Les Géorgiennes, Quadrille (1864) op.169: Tournier Quadrille (1864) op.170: Sport-Polka (1864) op. 171: Entry March op.172: Heart tones (1865) op.173: Dynamiden , Waltz (1865) op.174: Actionen, Waltz (1865) op.175: Colosseum-Quadrille (1865) op. 176: Combinations (1865) op. 177: Fresh up! Polka Mazur op. 178: memorial sheets (1865) op. 179: Schlaraffen-Polka française op. 180: Causerie-Polka française op. 181: Springinsfeld, fast polka op. 182: Mailust, Polka française op. 183: Pansy, Polka Mazurka op.184: Transactionen , Waltz (1865) op.185: Eyes in love, Polka française (1865) op.186: Prince Eugene March op. 187: Flick-Flock Quadrille op. 188: Bouquet, Polka fast op.189: Healing Methods (1866) op. 190: Paulien, Polka-Mazur op.191: Greetings from Germany, Waltz (1866) op.192: The Spinner, Polka française (1866) op.193: For Ever, Polka Schnell (1866) op.194: Expense notes (1866) op. 195: Thalia, Polka-Mazur (1866) op. 196: Les Bergers, Shepherd Quadrille based on motifs from the operetta: The Shepherds by Jacques Offenbach (1866) op.197: Helenen Waltz (1866) op.198: Association songs (1866) op.199: Benedek-Marsch (1866) op.200: Carriere Polka Fast (1866) op. 201: Wild Rose, Polka Mazur (1866) op.202: The Sutler, Polka française (1866) op. 203: Swallow Mail, Polka Fast (1866) op. 204: The Dragonfly , Polka Mazur (1866) op.205: Genius Polka française (1866) op.206: Bluebeard Quadrille (1866) op.207: Palms of Peace, Waltz (1866) op. 208: Etiquette, Polka francaise op. 209: Paris Quadrille op. 210: Schwarzenberg Monument March op. 211: Farewell, Polka fast op. 212: Delirium , Waltz (1867) op. 213: Theater Quadrille (1867) op. 214: Marien-Klänge (1867) op.215: Arm in Arm, Polka Mazur (1867) op.216: Jocus-Polka (fast) (1867) op.217: Gnomen-Polka française (1867) op.218: Viennese Life, Polka française (1867) op. 219: All sorts. Polka fast (1867) op.220: Hesperus-Länders (1867) op. 221: The Bride of the Wind, Polka fast (1867) op.222: Student dreams (1867) op. 223: Quadrille on popular motifs of the comic opera: The Grand Duchess of Geroldstein by Jacques Offenbach op. 224: Crispino-Quadrille (1867) op. 225: Hungarian Coronation March (1867) op. 226: Coronation Songs (1867) op. 227: The Dancer, Polka française op. 228: Victoria, Polka française op. 229: Nightshade, Polka Mazur op. 230: In flight, fast polka op. 231: At home! Polka Mazur (1868) op. 232: Herbstrosen , Waltz (1868) op.233: Lock-Polka française (1868) op. 234: Dance addresses to the award-winning (1868) op.235: Sounds of the Spheres , Waltz (1868) op. 236: Dithyrambe, Polka Mazur (1868) op. 237: Gallopin, Polka Fast (1868) op.238: Dance Regulator, Polka française (1868) op. 239: Viennese Voices (1868) op.240 : Sent in , Fast Polka (1868) op. 241: Extempore, Polka française op. 242: Wedding Sounds (1868) op. 243: Disputations (1868) op. 244: Margherita-Polka (1868) op. 245: Chatterbox , Polka fast (1868) op. 246: Genofeva Quadrille (1868) op.247: Haste with a while, Polka quickly (1868) op. 248: The Siren, Polka Mazurka (1868) op.249: Viennese frescoes (1868) op.250: Schützen-March (1868) op. 251: The Galante, Polka Mazurka (1868) op. 252: Letter Polka française (1868) op. 253: Free Spirit Polka Fast (1868) op.254: Seriousness and Humor (1868) op. 255: Homage songs (1869) op. 256: Perichole Quadrille (1869) op. 257: Concordia, Polka française (1869) op. 258: watercolors , waltzes (1869) op. 259: Vélocipéde, Polka Fast (1869) op.260: Consortia (1869) op.261: Ice Skating, Fast Polka (1869) op. 262: Teasing, Polka Mazur (1869) op.263: My curriculum vitae is love and lust , waltz (1869) op. 264: Frohsinn, Polka française (1869) op. 265: Toto-Quadrille (1869) op. 266: The dancing muse, Polka Mazur (1869) op. 267: Die Nasswalderin, Polka Mazurka (1869) op. 268: Andrassy March (1869) op. 269: Fireproof! , Polka française (1869) op.270: From afar , Polka Mazur (1869) op. 271: Without worries (1869) op.272: Happy Life (1869) Op. 273: En passant, Polka française op. 274: Greetings from the artist, Polka française op.275: Nilfluthen, Waltz (1870) op. 276: Kakadu-Quadrille (1870) op. 277: Women's Dignity (1870) op. 278: Jockey-Polka (1870) op. 279: Hesperusbahnen , Waltz (1870) op.280: Dance Priorities (1870) op. 281: Heiterer Muth, Polka française (1870) op. 282: The Emancipated , Polka Mazur (1870) op. 283: Rudolfs-Klänge, Waltz (1870)

See also

• Strauss (family)
• Strauss Museum Vienna, this shows the story of Johann Strauss father and his sons Johann, Josef and Eduard Strauss by means of original documents, engravings and photographs.

literature

• Thomas Aigner :  Strauss (Strauss), Josef. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 13, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2007–2010, ISBN 978-3-7001-6963-5 , p. 380 f. (Direct links on p. 380 , p. 381 ).
• Constantin von Wurzbach : Strauss, Joseph . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 39th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1879, pp. 354–359 ( digitized version ).
• Franz Mailer : Joseph Strauss. Genius against will . Jugend und Volk, Vienna / Munich 1977, ISBN 3-7141-6066-3 .
• Otto Brusatti , Isabella Sommer : Josef Strauss: 1827–1870; Delirium and the sounds of the spheres. Holzhausen Verlag, Vienna 2004.

Web links

Commons : Josef Strauss  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Works by and about Josef Strauss in the catalog of the German National Library
• Original manuscripts by Josef Strauss in the Vienna Library
• Entry on Josef Strauss in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
• CV with catalog raisonné (incomplete)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Website of the Vienna Institute for Strauss Research on this topic, accessed on July 16, 2019.
2. ↑ May 22, 1953: 100 years ago: Josef Strauss invented the first street sweeper