Le premier jour de bonheur (Quadrille)

Le premier jour de bonheur is a quadrille by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 327). It was performed for the first time on September 3, 1868 in the flower rooms of the Austrian Horticultural Society .

Remarks

This quadrille was compiled from motifs from the opera Le premier jour de bonheur (A day of happiness) by Daniel-François-Esprit Auber . The premiere took place as part of the German Artists' Congress , which held a festive event on September 3, 1868 in the flower rooms of the Gartenbau Gesellschaft. The work was dedicated to the Austrian Horticultural Society.

The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 5 minutes and 9 seconds. This time can vary somewhat depending on the conductor's musical conception.

Web links

The Quadrille Le premier jour de bonheur on the Naxos online CD description

Individual proof

↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 57) 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 19th CD.

[1] Source: English version of the booklet (page 57) 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 19th CD.