Odeon waltz
The Odeon waltz is the third of four posthumous waltzes by Johann Strauss Sohn without an opus number. The work was performed for the first time on November 16, 1901 in the Theater an der Wien .
Remarks
The waltz probably premiered under the title Jung Wien . In the absence of reliable sources, however, this information must be viewed with reservation. The performance was announced and the concert in the Theater an der Wien actually took place, only this waltz is not mentioned in the following reviews, with one exception. What is certain, however, is a performance under the direction of Carl Michael Ziehrer on January 26, 1908. In February 1908 the work was performed under the direction of Robert Stolz in the Theater an der Wien. This concert, at which Franz Lehár Strauss among others also conducted works, was a charity event. The proceeds were donated to the erection of a memorial for Johann Strauss. The work itself was not yet completed at the time of Johann Strauss' death (June 3, 1899). It was completed by Adolf Müller , who has also edited other Strauss works. The name Odeon probably goes back to the label of the International Talking Machine CombH , Berlin-Weissensee, which is mentioned in a note in the first edition (of the printed waltz). But the waltz did not last. It disappeared in the archives until it was brought out again on the occasion of the CD recording mentioned below.
The playing time on the CD listed under individual records is 7 minutes and 48 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 evidence
- ↑ Source: English version of the booklet (page 130) 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 thirteenth track on the 50th CD.