Maxing dances
Maxing Dances is a waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 79). The work was performed for the first time on July 6, 1850 in the Maxing Villa in Hietzing (Vienna).
Remarks
The waltz was composed on the occasion of the 18th birthday of Archduke Maximilian , the brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I , and dedicated to him. The Maxing Villa , not far from Schönbrunn Palace , was the then and recently moved new residence of the Archduke, who at that time was formally heir to the throne in the Austrian Empire . He only lost this position with the birth of Crown Prince Rudolf in 1858. For this he was later the unfortunate Emperor of Mexico and shot after a successful uprising against him in 1867. None of this could be foreseen in July 1850. The owner of the Hietzinger Casino, Ferdinand Dommayer, a friend of Strauss, had arranged the appearance for the said birthday. For Johann Strauss, the obligation to play on the Archduke's birthday was a great opportunity. This enabled him to find a hearing at court in the literal sense of the word. Relations with the court had been strained because of Strauss' sympathies for the revolution. The appearance at the Archduke was the first step towards rapprochement, which was also achieved years later, at the latest when Strauss was appointed court ball music director in 1863. The waltz Maxing dances was very well received and is still considered one of the composer's masterpieces to this day.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 11 minutes and 54 seconds. Depending on the musical conception of the conductor, this time can vary by up to about a minute plus or minus.
Web links
- The Strauss dynasty in 1850 with mention of the waltz Maxing dances
- Maxing dances on the Naxos online CD description
literature
- Peter Kemp: The Strauss Family: History of a Musician Dynasty . Heyne Biographien, ISBN 3-453-04621-8 , p. 87.
Individual proof
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 62) in the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), publisher Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the second track on the 22nd CD.