Light blood
Leichtes Blut is a Schnellpolka by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 319). The work was first performed on March 10, 1867 in Vienna's Volksgarten .
Remarks
The polka was written for the so-called carnival revue of 1867. A carnival revue was a concert on the first Sunday of Lent, i.e. after the official end of the carnival. At this event, all of the musical innovations by the Strauss brothers that had been written and performed during the past Carnival period were played once again in concert. The light blood polka was not one of the works of the past carnival. Johann Strauss wrote it especially for the carnival revue. There were two reasons. On the one hand, his two brothers Josef and Eduard were each represented with more works at this concert, which must have annoyed the ambitious Johann, and on the other hand he needed another brilliant work for his planned guest performance in Paris on the occasion of the world exhibition of 1867 . The work was a huge success in both Vienna and Paris. It is still one of the most popular pieces by Johann Strauss to this day. In 1899, Adolf Müller used parts of this work in the operetta Wiener Blut , which he composed based on motifs by Johann Strauss (son) .
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 2 minutes and 45 seconds. This time can vary somewhat depending on the conductor's musical conception.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 30) 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 eighth track on the 8th CD.