Fairy tales from the Orient

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Fairy tales from the Orient is a waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 444). The work was performed for the first time on November 27, 1892 in the concert hall of the Wiener Musikverein .

Remarks

The waltz was composed on the occasion of the 50th birthday of Sultan Abdülhamid II (1842-1918) and dedicated to him. It is a symphonic waltz. These waltzes, which are also known as the composer's age waltzes, were created during a creative phase that lasted roughly from 1888 to 1892. The premiere was conducted by Johann Strauss himself, although the actual concert on November 27, 1892 was conducted by his brother Eduard . The work was only moderately popular at the time, but is now one of the composer's main works.

The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 6 minutes and 47 seconds. Depending on the musical conception of the conductor, this time can change by up to a minute plus or minus.

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Web links

literature

  • Peter Kemp: The Strauss Family: History of a Musician Dynasty. Heyne Biographien, ISBN 3-453-04621-8 , pp. 254 and 285.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 59) 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 eleventh track on the 20th CD.

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