Lind chants

Lind-Gesänge is a waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 21). The work was created in April / May 1846 and was performed for the first time on May 28 of the same year at a festive soirée in honor of the singer Jenny Lind in the Dommayer in Hietzing .

Emergence

Jenny Lind, the “Swedish Nightingale”, celebrated her debut in Vienna on April 22, 1846, according to a contemporary criticism of the “enthusiastic rallies”. The waltz is announced on May 9, still under the title Lind Enthusiasten . When it was first performed, it was already titled Lind Gesänge .

Remarks

The work is seldom played today because a score is missing or missing. Nevertheless, the voices have been preserved. The playing time is about 9 minutes plus minus a few seconds depending on the musical conception of the respective conductor.

literature

Vienna Institute for Strauss Research (Hrsg.): Strauss elementary directory. Thematic-bibliographical catalog of the works of Johann Strauss (son). Hans Schneider, Tutzing 1990, ISBN 3-7952-0651-0 , pp. 29-30.

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Individual proof

↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 19) of the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), publisher Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the eleventh track on the third CD.

[1] Source: English version of the booklet (page 19) of the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), publisher Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the eleventh track on the third CD.