Posthumous Waltz No. 4
Posthumous waltz no. 4 is the fourth and final reduction waltz by Johann Strauss II without opus number. The work was performed for the first time on October 23, 1903 in the Theater an der Wien .
Remarks
At the instigation of Adele Strauss, widow of Johann Strauss, who died on June 3, 1899, the waltz was completed by Adolf Müller in 1900, at least the piano reduction. The first three estate waltzes were named farewell waltzes , Ischler waltzes and Odeon waltzes . The fourth waltz was not given a special title. It is simply called Postponed Waltz No. 4 . The premiere of this waltz took place on October 23, 1903 in the Theater an der Wien as part of the 300th performance of the operetta Der Zigeunerbaron under the direction of Arthur Zemlinsky (1871–1942). The waltz never appeared in print and was soon forgotten. The CD recording mentioned below was reconstructed by Adolf Müller from the handwritten score kept in the Vienna City and State Library. In the operetta The Dancer Fanny Elßler , compiled by Oscar Stalla (1879–1953) based on Strauss motifs, the waltz or at least parts of it live on. The best-known number of the operetta, the song Outside in Sievering, the lilacs are already in bloom, goes back to this waltz.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 8 minutes and 30 seconds. Depending on the musical conception of the conductor, this time can vary by up to about a minute plus or minus.
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Individual proof
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 131) in the 52 CD complete edition of the orchestral works by Johann Strauss (son), publisher Naxos (label) . The work can be heard as the sixteenth track on the 50th CD.