New pizzicato polka

The Neue Pizzicato-Polka is a polka by Johann Strauss Sohn (op. 449). The work was possibly first performed in the Hansa-Saal in Hamburg in the spring of 1892 .

Remarks

Johann Strauss composed this polka for his brother Eduard's concert tour to Hamburg, which lasted from April 3 to May 5, 1892, and gave it to him to perform there. It is not known whether Eduard actually played the work in Hamburg. In Vienna the work was performed on January 10, 1893, together with the operetta Fürstin Ninetta, first as a children's ballet and then as an interlude. The polka is thus firmly integrated into the operetta in the third act as the third from last musical number of the stage work. The New Pizzicato Polka quickly became popular and continues to be performed to this day. The work is not to be confused with the old pizzicato polka from 1869, which Johann and Josef Strauss composed together.

The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 3 minutes and 25 seconds. This time can vary somewhat depending on the conductor's musical conception.

Web links

The new pizzicato polka on the Naxos online CD description

Individual proof

↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 17) 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 second CD.

[1] Source: English version of the booklet (page 17) 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 second CD.