Liguorian sigh polka
The Ligourianer Sigh Polka is a joke polka by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 57). The work was performed for the first time on June 3, 1848 in the Zur Blauen Bottle inn in the suburb of Neulerchenfeld (now the 16th district of Vienna).
Remarks
The polka was created against the backdrop of the revolution of 1848 . At that time, Johann Strauss sympathized with this movement without, however, joining it. In the course of the revolutionary events, people kept gathering under the windows of people who had served the old system in some way. They whistled and drummed and there was real cat music. The aim was to drive out the supporters of the hated Metternich system . The Jesuit and Dominican orders were also targets of such attacks. This also included the monastery of the Liguori Order . The members of this order, the Liguorians , sighed under the pressure of the street and finally left Vienna. This also explains the naming of this polka. Johann Strauss took the action against the Liguorians as an occasion for his joke polka. With relish, he describes their expulsion. Cat music is also imitated in the work.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 3 minutes and 51 seconds. This time can vary somewhat depending on the conductor's musical conception.
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Individual proof
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 48) 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 first track on the 16th CD.